Nilson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Nilson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,536 for boy births in the United States (and #15,797 across all names), given to 11 babies. Nilson first appears in 1982 and peaked in 2007 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #7,536 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #6,382 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,502 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,886 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,584 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #5,499 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #6,239 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,785 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,254 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #7,399 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,379 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #7,934 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,400 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,881 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #9,425 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #7,562 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #5,982 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #5,362 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,843 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #8,112 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #7,990 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #6,594 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #5,970 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #8,096 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #5,245 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #5,245 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #8,195 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,947 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,689 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,798 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,384 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,413 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,055 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #4,481 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,172 |