Nili
NILI was a Jewish espionage network which assisted the United Kingdom in its fight against the Ottoman Empire in the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem between 1915 and 1917, during World War I. NILI was centered in Zikhron Ya'akov, with branches in Hadera and other Moshavot.
Meaning & Origin of Nili
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
NILI was a Jewish espionage network which assisted the United Kingdom in its fight against the Ottoman Empire in the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem between 1915 and 1917, during World War I. NILI was centered in Zikhron Ya'akov, with branches in Hadera and other Moshavot.
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The Story of Nili
Nili first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 19 Nilis were born — ranking #6,144 that year. As of 2026, Nili ranks #6,201 for baby girls with 19 births, rising sharply (+69% over the past five years). In total, more than 286 Nilis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nili
Nili is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 286 births in the dataset. Nili's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #6,144. Use the chart and map above to compare Nili'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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