Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nils

#2,400 most common boys' name of all time · #5,791 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1888–2025

Rank among boys
#2,400
Rank overall
#5,791 of 105,966
First appeared
1888
Years on the list
116 of 146
All-time
3,083
Since 2016
197
Peak year
1970 #1,198
Best rank
#915 1888
Girls Boys peak 48/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Nils first appears in 1888. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 20 20 #4,864
2024 — 20 20 #4,897
2023 — 24 24 #4,349
2022 — 15 15 #5,887
2021 — 14 14 #6,046
2020 — 20 20 #4,706
2019 — 20 20 #4,818
2018 — 25 25 #4,104
2017 — 18 18 #5,128
2016 — 21 21 #4,633
2015 — 20 20 #4,725
2014 — 22 22 #4,399
2013 — 25 25 #3,969
2012 — 26 26 #3,899
2011 — 18 18 #4,997
2010 — 31 31 #3,458
2009 — 23 23 #4,290
2008 — 24 24 #4,155
2007 — 23 23 #4,253
2006 — 31 31 #3,393
2005 — 25 25 #3,714
2004 — 18 18 #4,613
2003 — 23 23 #3,746
2002 — 30 30 #3,029
2001 — 39 39 #2,493
2000 — 29 29 #3,001
1999 — 39 39 #2,304
1998 — 23 23 #3,304
1997 — 29 29 #2,690
1996 — 34 34 #2,342
1995 — 26 26 #2,770
1994 — 35 35 #2,263
1993 — 35 35 #2,217
1992 — 31 31 #2,372
1991 — 28 28 #2,482
1990 — 36 36 #2,056
1989 — 26 26 #2,478
1988 — 24 24 #2,451
1987 — 23 23 #2,410
1986 — 32 32 #1,880
1985 — 32 32 #1,842
1984 — 26 26 #2,050
1983 — 27 27 #1,970
1982 — 24 24 #2,175
1981 — 24 24 #2,151
1980 — 38 38 #1,569
1979 — 38 38 #1,542
1978 — 31 31 #1,732
1977 — 23 23 #2,074
1976 — 26 26 #1,889
1975 — 30 30 #1,670
1974 — 32 32 #1,561
1973 — 23 23 #1,881
1972 — 25 25 #1,783
1971 — 34 34 #1,476
1970 — 48 48 #1,198
1969 — 41 41 #1,240
1968 — 32 32 #1,376
1967 — 30 30 #1,396
1966 — 44 44 #1,125
1965 — 31 31 #1,393
1964 — 33 33 #1,378
1963 — 39 39 #1,246
1962 — 37 37 #1,285
1961 — 36 36 #1,331
1960 — 30 30 #1,473
1959 — 29 29 #1,478
1958 — 29 29 #1,457
1957 — 36 36 #1,312
1956 — 32 32 #1,371
1955 — 34 34 #1,300
1954 — 42 42 #1,162
1953 — 27 27 #1,467
1952 — 33 33 #1,308
1951 — 18 18 #1,797
1950 — 35 35 #1,225
1949 — 32 32 #1,284
1948 — 37 37 #1,181
1947 — 25 25 #1,497
1946 — 28 28 #1,341
1945 — 23 23 #1,395
1944 — 31 31 #1,204
1943 — 16 16 #1,866
1942 — 27 27 #1,344
1941 — 25 25 #1,350
1940 — 28 28 #1,282
1939 — 22 22 #1,442
1938 — 31 31 #1,187
1937 — 25 25 #1,357
1936 — 26 26 #1,312
1935 — 27 27 #1,316
1934 — 40 40 #1,030
1933 — 31 31 #1,193
1932 — 33 33 #1,188
1931 — 26 26 #1,376
1930 — 25 25 #1,473
1929 — 31 31 #1,284
1928 — 26 26 #1,465
1927 — 13 13 #2,329
1926 — 20 20 #1,742
1925 — 17 17 #1,968
1924 — 23 23 #1,655
1923 — 13 13 #2,356
1922 — 14 14 #2,270
1921 — 20 20 #1,791
1920 — 18 18 #1,919
1919 — 20 20 #1,721
1918 — 18 18 #1,856
1917 — 21 21 #1,611
1916 — 22 22 #1,523
1915 — 23 23 #1,428
1914 — 16 16 #1,578
1913 — 13 13 #1,541
1912 — 10 10 #1,684
1907 — 6 6 #1,293
1888 — 7 7 #915