Nils
Rank in 2025
#4857
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
20
boys 20
Peak year
1888
7 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
3,083
since 1888
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Nils was most popular in 1888, when 7 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). In 2025, 20 babies were named Nils, ranking #4857 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 20 | 4857 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 20 | 4890 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 24 | 4343 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 15 | 5874 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 14 | 6032 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 20 | 4698 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 20 | 4806 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 25 | 4094 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 18 | 5111 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 21 | 4624 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 20 | 4711 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 22 | 4392 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 25 | 3964 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 26 | 3894 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 18 | 4983 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 31 | 3453 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 23 | 4278 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 24 | 4145 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 23 | 4243 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 31 | 3384 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 25 | 3710 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 18 | 4602 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 23 | 3732 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 30 | 3022 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 39 | 2489 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 29 | 2993 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 39 | 2300 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 23 | 3296 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 29 | 2680 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 34 | 2332 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 26 | 2762 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 35 | 2259 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 35 | 2209 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 31 | 2362 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 28 | 2469 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 36 | 2049 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 26 | 2469 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 24 | 2437 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 23 | 2400 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 32 | 1873 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 32 | 1834 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 26 | 2036 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 27 | 1955 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 24 | 2166 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 24 | 2138 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 38 | 1569 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 38 | 1532 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 31 | 1718 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 23 | 2063 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 26 | 1873 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 30 | 1658 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 32 | 1546 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 23 | 1871 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 25 | 1771 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 34 | 1466 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 48 | 1192 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 41 | 1231 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 32 | 1366 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 30 | 1388 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 44 | 1116 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 31 | 1386 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 33 | 1371 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 39 | 1238 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 37 | 1279 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 36 | 1322 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 30 | 1463 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 29 | 1467 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 29 | 1446 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 36 | 1300 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 32 | 1362 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 34 | 1294 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 42 | 1151 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 27 | 1455 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 33 | 1297 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 18 | 1774 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 35 | 1220 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 32 | 1275 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 37 | 1173 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 25 | 1482 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 28 | 1327 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 23 | 1378 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 31 | 1193 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 16 | 1833 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 27 | 1334 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 25 | 1333 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 28 | 1275 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 22 | 1425 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 31 | 1171 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 25 | 1344 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 26 | 1296 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 27 | 1295 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 40 | 1024 |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 31 | 1181 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 33 | 1175 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 26 | 1361 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 25 | 1463 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 31 | 1272 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 26 | 1448 |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 13 | 2298 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 20 | 1720 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 17 | 1935 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 23 | 1628 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 13 | 2331 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 14 | 2240 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 20 | 1766 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 18 | 1885 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 20 | 1695 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 18 | 1827 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 21 | 1587 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 22 | 1505 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 23 | 1410 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 16 | 1545 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 13 | 1497 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 10 | 1619 |
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| 1909 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1908 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 6 | 1200 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
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| 1904 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
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| 1900 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1899 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
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| 1896 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1895 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1894 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
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| 1892 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1891 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1890 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1889 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1888 | <5 | — | 7 | 815 |
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