Niles
Niles is a surname and a masculine given name which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Niles
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niles is a surname and a masculine given name which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Niles
Niles first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 80 Niless were born — ranking #1,418 that year. As of 2026, Niles ranks #3,392 for baby boys with 35 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 4K Niless have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Niles
Niles is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Niles's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #888. Use the chart and map above to compare Niles'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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