Is Nile a boy or girl name?
Nile is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 81 boys were named Nile, so 11% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.1% of the 3,971 US babies named Nile were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,943
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,025
- Babies named Nile since 1895
- 3,971
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 159 babies
Boys and girls named Nile, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 177 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 251 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 216 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 235 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 125 | 5 | 3.8% |
| 1980s | 213 | 13 | 5.8% |
| 1990s | 456 | 60 | 11.6% |
| 2000s | 454 | 99 | 17.9% |
| 2010s | 648 | 112 | 14.7% |
| 2020s | 497 | 73 | 12.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81 | #1,943 | 10 | #10,025 |
| 2023 | 92 | #1,770 | 7 | #13,080 |
| 2022 | 109 | #1,607 | 16 | #7,202 |
| 2021 | 129 | #1,420 | 30 | #4,578 |
| 2020 | 86 | #1,773 | 10 | #10,069 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,971 | 10 | #10,272 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,970 | 15 | #7,656 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,288 | 14 | #8,169 |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,855 | 13 | #8,741 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,341 | 16 | #7,512 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,992 | 15 | #7,962 |
| 2013 | 49 | #2,513 | 13 | #8,926 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,085 | 7 | #14,601 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,466 | 9 | #11,908 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,831 | 8 | #13,359 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,616 | 7 | #14,970 |
| 2007 | 53 | #2,429 | 14 | #8,879 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,530 | 7 | #14,706 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,516 | 10 | #10,715 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,428 | 17 | #7,014 |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,300 | 8 | #12,089 |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,359 | 7 | #13,248 |
| 2001 | 54 | #2,000 | 11 | #9,195 |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,244 | 10 | #9,685 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,924 | 7 | #12,301 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,950 | 10 | #9,089 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,877 | 11 | #8,179 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 56 | #1,640 | 6 | #12,893 |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,846 | 9 | #9,374 |
| 1993 | 48 | #1,784 | 5 | #15,077 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,335 | 6 | #12,622 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,473 | 6 | #12,435 |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,569 | 7 | #10,029 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,027 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,878 | 6 | #10,075 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,485 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,323 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,865 | 5 | #10,100 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,266 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,777 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,577 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,210 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,859 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,576 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,471 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,309 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 26 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,335 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,168 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 31 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 30 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nile reached #950 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #4,578 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nile
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.