Nil
Nil is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Nil Burak, Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress August Emil Fieldorf, Polish brigadier general Nil Filatov (1847–1902), Russian pediatric Nil Hilevich (1931–2016), Belarusian poet Nil Izvorov (1823–1905), Bulgarian priest Nil Karaibrahimgil, Turkish singer and songwriter Nil Khasevych (1905–1952), Ukrainian artist and political…
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Meaning & Origin of Nil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nil is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Nil Burak, Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress August Emil Fieldorf, Polish brigadier general Nil Filatov (1847–1902), Russian pediatric Nil Hilevich (1931–2016), Belarusian poet Nil Izvorov (1823–1905), Bulgarian priest Nil Karaibrahimgil, Turkish singer and songwriter Nil Khasevych (1905–1952), Ukrainian artist and political…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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- Belarusian
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The Story of Nil
As a girl name
American parents first put Nil on the record books as a girl name in 2013, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 21 Nils were born — ranking #5,824 that year. About 56% of every Nil on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nil ranks #5,824 for girls with 21 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). All told, over 185 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 9 births, good for #6,100 nationwide. About 43% of every Nil on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Nil last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 122 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nil
Nil is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 185 births in the dataset. Nil's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #5,824. Use the chart and map above to compare Nil's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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