Nilson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #15424 for boy births in the United States, given to 11 babies. Nilson first appears in the data in 1982 and reached its peak in 2007 (17 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #15,424 |
| 2024 | 14 | #13,256 |
| 2023 | 8 | #19,128 |
| 2022 | 6 | #23,231 |
| 2020 | 6 | #22,946 |
| 2019 | 17 | #11,640 |
| 2018 | 14 | #13,394 |
| 2017 | 6 | #23,913 |
| 2016 | 14 | #13,586 |
| 2015 | 11 | #16,002 |
| 2014 | 8 | #20,047 |
| 2013 | 10 | #17,266 |
| 2012 | 11 | #16,303 |
| 2011 | 12 | #15,357 |
| 2010 | 8 | #20,514 |
| 2009 | 11 | #16,802 |
| 2008 | 15 | #13,565 |
| 2007 | 17 | #12,381 |
| 2006 | 10 | #17,638 |
| 2005 | 9 | #18,099 |
| 2004 | 9 | #17,664 |
| 2003 | 11 | #15,024 |
| 2002 | 12 | #13,777 |
| 2001 | 8 | #18,132 |
| 2000 | 14 | #12,021 |
| 1999 | 13 | #12,170 |
| 1998 | 7 | #18,329 |
| 1997 | 6 | #19,885 |
| 1996 | 6 | #19,479 |
| 1995 | 10 | #13,412 |
| 1994 | 8 | #15,697 |
| 1993 | 6 | #19,189 |
| 1992 | 5 | #21,691 |
| 1991 | 7 | #16,730 |
| 1987 | 10 | #11,036 |
| 1982 | 6 | #15,396 |