Is Nils a boy or girl name?
Nils is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 20 boys were named Nils, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,061 US babies named Nils were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,979
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nils since 1888
- 3,061
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 48 babies
Boys and girls named Nils, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 143 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 286 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 272 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 316 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 351 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 310 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 276 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 315 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 226 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | #4,979 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,425 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,062 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,242 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,808 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,920 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,184 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,241 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,722 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,840 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,489 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 25 | #4,031 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,974 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,136 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,509 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,387 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,227 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,324 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,433 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,788 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,724 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,052 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,329 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,363 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,439 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 33 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 35 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 28 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 23 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 40 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 25 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,881 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #889 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nils reached #889 in 1888. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nils
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.