Nils Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Nils: every year it appeared on the national list since 1888, with 3,083 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

3,083

Peak year

1970 #1202

Years on the list

116

10-year trend

-10.6%

In the 1970s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1888–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	18	#5136
2012	26	#3974
2013	25	#4031
2014	22	#4490
2015	20	#4841
2016	21	#4723
2017	18	#5243
2018	25	#4186
2019	20	#4922
2020	20	#4812
2021	14	#6244
2022	15	#6064
2023	24	#4428
2024	20	#5001
2025	20	#4993

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1970

Names from the same era

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