Nil is a very rare variant of Nila that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Nil is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,215 for girl births in the United States (and #14,094 across all names), given to 13 babies. Nil was first reported in SSA data in 1989 and peaked in 2017 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #8,215 | — |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #6,582 | — |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | #7,171 | #8,724 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | #8,907 | #9,593 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #8,344 | #11,734 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #16,854 | #9,303 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #8,481 | — |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #6,715 | — |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #6,466 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,641 | — |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | #10,671 | #13,484 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #16,002 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,533 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,447 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,701 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,095 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,858 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,937 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,823 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,471 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #10,084 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,872 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,525 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,383 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,159 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,640 |