How Many People Are Named Niles?
An estimated 3,281 people in the United States have the first name Niles. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Niles peaked in popularity in 1998 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niles as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Niles paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,281
About 1 in 104,466 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1998
80 births
Total Registered
4,400
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niles
Niles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,400 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Niles as a male name
Ranked #3,189 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (80 births)
Niles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niles span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 558 babies were registered. While Niles is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niles by Decade
How has Niles tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Niles by State
Birth registrations for Niles span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Minnesota. On average, about 39 Niless were registered per state.
Niles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niles
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niles?
We estimate approximately 3,281 people named Niles are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 104,466 Americans share this first name.
Is Niles a common name?
Niles is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,400 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niles most popular?
Niles reached peak popularity in 1998, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niles is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niles a male name?
Niles is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niles Smith, Niles Johnson, Niles Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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