Nils

Scandinavian variation of Nicholas

"people of victory"

Nils Origin and Meaning

Variation of Neil

Nils Rank in US Top 1000

# 890 in the US

Popularity of the name Nils

• 1098 Nameberry 2025
• 91 Germany 2021
• 7 sweden 2024
• 106 switzerland 2024

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Famous People Named Nils

• Nils Asther Swedish actor
• Nils Allen Stewart Sr. American stuntman and actor
• Nils Allen "BooBoo" Stewart American actor
• Nils Haugen American politician
• Nils Patrik Johansson heavy metal vocalist
• Nils Bergstrom Swedish ice hockey player
• Nils Joel Englund, Swedish cross,country skier
• Nils Ericson Swedish inventor and engineer
• Nils Frykdahl American musician
• Nils Liedholm Swedish footballer and coach
• Nils Lofgren American musician
• Nils Petersen German footballer
• Nils Trygg Swedish woodcarver
• Nils Luderowski Swedish,American architect

The name Nils in Pop Culture

• Nils fictional bard in the Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken video game
• Nils Holgersson main character of "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils," a novel by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf
• Nils character in Double Fines video game, Psychonauts