Nils is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1970 and has grown less common since.
Nils is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,993 for boy births in the United States (and #10,529 across all names), given to 20 babies. Nils was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1970 (48 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | #4,993 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #5,001 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | #4,428 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #6,064 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,244 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #4,812 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #4,922 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #4,186 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | #5,243 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #4,723 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 | #4,031 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #3,974 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,136 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #3,510 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | #4,389 |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | #4,227 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | #4,325 |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | #3,788 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #4,727 |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | #3,812 |
| 2002 | 30 | 30 | #3,066 |
| 2001 | 39 | 39 | #2,514 |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | #3,052 |
| 1999 | 39 | 39 | #2,329 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | #3,363 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #2,732 |
| 1996 | 34 | — | #2,366 |
| 1995 | 26 | — | #2,821 |
| 1994 | 35 | — | #2,286 |
| 1993 | 35 | — | #2,246 |
| 1992 | 31 | — | #2,394 |
| 1991 | 28 | — | #2,525 |
| 1990 | 36 | — | #2,071 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #2,526 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | #2,490 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | #2,439 |
| 1986 | 32 | — | #1,905 |
| 1985 | 32 | — | #1,858 |
| 1984 | 26 | — | #2,083 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | #1,999 |
| 1982 | 24 | — | #2,194 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | #2,179 |
| 1980 | 38 | — | #1,584 |
| 1979 | 38 | — | #1,556 |
| 1978 | 31 | — | #1,744 |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #2,109 |
| 1976 | 26 | — | #1,915 |
| 1975 | 30 | — | #1,691 |
| 1974 | 32 | — | #1,570 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | #1,911 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | #1,808 |
| 1971 | 34 | — | #1,489 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | #1,202 |
| 1969 | 41 | — | #1,246 |
| 1968 | 32 | — | #1,382 |
| 1967 | 30 | — | #1,402 |
| 1966 | 44 | — | #1,122 |
| 1965 | 31 | — | #1,400 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #1,380 |
| 1963 | 39 | — | #1,249 |
| 1962 | 37 | — | #1,290 |
| 1961 | 36 | — | #1,344 |
| 1960 | 30 | — | #1,475 |
| 1959 | 29 | — | #1,489 |
| 1958 | 29 | — | #1,469 |
| 1957 | 36 | — | #1,313 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | #1,375 |
| 1955 | 34 | — | #1,307 |
| 1954 | 42 | — | #1,163 |
| 1953 | 27 | — | #1,470 |
| 1952 | 33 | — | #1,311 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | #1,815 |
| 1950 | 35 | — | #1,229 |
| 1949 | 32 | — | #1,291 |
| 1948 | 37 | — | #1,188 |
| 1947 | 25 | — | #1,509 |
| 1946 | 28 | — | #1,350 |
| 1945 | 23 | — | #1,401 |
| 1944 | 31 | — | #1,205 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #1,885 |
| 1942 | 27 | — | #1,350 |
| 1941 | 25 | — | #1,364 |
| 1940 | 28 | — | #1,283 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | #1,448 |
| 1938 | 31 | — | #1,193 |
| 1937 | 25 | — | #1,365 |
| 1936 | 26 | — | #1,315 |
| 1935 | 27 | — | #1,319 |
| 1934 | 40 | — | #1,036 |
| 1933 | 31 | — | #1,195 |
| 1932 | 33 | — | #1,195 |
| 1931 | 26 | — | #1,381 |
| 1930 | 25 | — | #1,488 |
| 1929 | 31 | — | #1,287 |
| 1928 | 26 | — | #1,475 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #2,380 |
| 1926 | 20 | — | #1,770 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | #1,988 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | #1,663 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,411 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | #2,312 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | #1,809 |
| 1920 | 18 | — | #1,940 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #1,741 |
| 1918 | 18 | — | #1,881 |
| 1917 | 21 | — | #1,626 |
| 1916 | 22 | — | #1,535 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | #1,440 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | #1,589 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | #1,560 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,705 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,293 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | #889 |