Is Niles a boy or girl name?
Niles is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 38 boys were named Niles, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,400 US babies named Niles were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,189
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Niles since 1897
- 4,400
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 80 babies
Boys and girls named Niles, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 183 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 282 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 308 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 434 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 390 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 272 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 317 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 423 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 558 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 451 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 488 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 284 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | #3,189 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 54 | #2,403 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,555 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,936 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,886 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,689 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,149 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,967 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,943 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,460 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 54 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 64 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 68 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 80 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 56 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 48 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 29 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 35 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 29 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 42 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 42 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 45 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 57 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 55 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 44 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 37 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 44 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 46 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 55 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 43 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 35 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 31 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 27 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 38 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Niles reached #897 in 1942. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Niles
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.