Nilo is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Nilo is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,821 for boy births in the United States (and #8,197 across all names), given to 29 babies. Nilo first appears in 1917 and peaked in 2024 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | #3,821 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | #3,666 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #3,965 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #4,536 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #4,592 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,679 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #5,476 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #13,686 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,253 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,517 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #6,945 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,835 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,453 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #10,346 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #8,873 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #12,678 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #10,169 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,460 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,811 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #5,764 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,196 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #9,098 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,253 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,751 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,980 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,978 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,842 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,568 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,523 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,276 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,447 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,939 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #4,105 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,900 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,917 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,537 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,137 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,560 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,708 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #3,744 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,786 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,771 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,397 |