Niles Name Popularity

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How popular is Niles?

The rare name Niles was the 2,616th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Niles, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #897 in 1942.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1998 with 80 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Niles was less than 5, most recently in 1911.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Niles occurred roughly during the years 1925-1929, 1939-1942, 1945-1948, 1966-1969, 1972-1975, 1980-1983, 1992-1995, and 2013-2017.

Where is the name Niles popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Niles's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Niles for their newborn has risen.

The name Niles is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Niles (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		48	2,616
2017		65	2,118
2016		54	2,397
2015		49	2,552
2014		52	2,452
2013		39	2,931
2012		45	2,703
2011		41	2,881
2010		29	3,687
2009		47	2,646
2008		37	3,145
2007		50	2,526
2006		38	2,963
2005		36	2,941
2004		43	2,559
2003		41	2,540
2002		41	2,456
2001		54	1,999
2000		64	1,754
1999		68	1,598
1998		80	1,427
1997		56	1,746
1996		49	1,862
1995		70	1,429
1994		57	1,627
1993		42	1,957
1992		43	1,902
1991		48	1,714
1990		45	1,772
1989		53	1,542
1988		45	1,609
1987		47	1,522
1986		46	1,486
1985		45	1,497
1984		31	1,824
1983		48	1,357
1982		33	1,761
1981		38	1,590
1980		37	1,611
1979		42	1,454
1978		38	1,526
1977		23	2,105
1976		33	1,638
1975		45	1,293
1974		38	1,405
1973		35	1,450
1972		18	2,218
1971		24	1,852
1970		21	1,977
1969		30	1,482
1968		14	2,271
1967		21	1,739
1966		22	1,674
1965		28	1,475
1964		29	1,479
1963		28	1,503
1962		31	1,420
1961		34	1,382
1960		35	1,351
1959		30	1,458
1958		31	1,413
1957		30	1,445
1956		38	1,248
1955		42	1,160
1954		32	1,355
1953		42	1,151
1952		44	1,107
1951		45	1,080
1950		57	915
1949		47	1,021
1948		55	941
1947		45	1,091
1946		36	1,172
1945		36	1,099
1944		44	981
1943		46	989
1942		55	897
1941		35	1,122
1940		35	1,125
1939		28	1,264
1938		33	1,142
1937		33	1,158
1936		26	1,314
1935		27	1,318
1934		30	1,232
1933		30	1,221
1932		29	1,282
1931		43	1,023
1930		29	1,358
1929		42	1,072
1928		35	1,221
1927		27	1,457
1926		22	1,643
1925		25	1,524
1924		24	1,614
1923		25	1,539
1922		24	1,572
1921		31	1,354
1920		27	1,450
1919		23	1,566
1918		29	1,334
1917		38	1,088
1916		26	1,364
1915		16	1,860
1914		15	1,661
1913		23	1,067
1912		7	2,195
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1910		6	1,536
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1900		5	1,443
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.