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Nyles
OriginSpelling variation of Niles
US Rank#4347
2025 SSA
About Nyles
As Miles begat Myles, so Niles has begotten Nyles, with the name of the effete brother played by David Hyde Pierce on Frasier morphing into Andy Samberg's cool guy lead character in Palm Springs. While there were 63 boys named Niles and 37 called Nyles in the US in 2021, we predict this name will be coming soon to a baby name popularity list near you.
Pronounced NYLZ.
As of October 2026, Nyles ranked #4347 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2379 in 1998.
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 | #4,655 | 21 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | #4,047 | 26 | 13.6 |
| 2016 | #4,066 | 26 | 13.7 |
| 2017 | #3,494 | 32 | 17.3 |
| 2018 | #3,217 | 36 | 19.8 |
| 2019 | #3,867 | 28 | 15.6 |
| 2020 | #4,237 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2021 | #3,157 | 38 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | #3,668 | 31 | 17.8 |
| 2023 | #4,300 | 25 | 14.6 |
| 2024 | #3,363 | 35 | 20.3 |
| 2025 | #4,347 | 24 | 14.1 |
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