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Niles
OriginScandinavian
Meaning"son of Neil"
GenderBoy
About Niles
Variation of Neil
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,419 | 53 | 27.6 |
| 2015 | #2,555 | 49 | 25.6 |
| 2016 | #2,403 | 54 | 28.5 |
| 2017 | #2,125 | 65 | 35.1 |
| 2018 | #2,603 | 49 | 27 |
| 2019 | #2,205 | 64 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | #2,038 | 70 | 40.6 |
| 2021 | #2,210 | 64 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | #2,398 | 59 | 33.8 |
| 2023 | #2,527 | 53 | 31 |
| 2024 | #3,189 | 38 | 22.1 |
| 2025 | #2,506 | 54 | 31.6 |
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