How Many People Are Named Nilesh?
An estimated 169 people in the United States have the first name Nilesh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Nilesh peaked in popularity in 1982 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nilesh 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 Nilesh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
169
About 1 in 2,028,132 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
14 births
Total Registered
178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nilesh
Nilesh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 178 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nilesh as a male name
Ranked #13,459 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1982 (14 births)
Nilesh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nilesh span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 73 babies were registered. Nilesh has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nilesh by Decade
How has Nilesh 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.
Nilesh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nilesh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nilesh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nilesh?
We estimate approximately 169 people named Nilesh 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 2,028,132 Americans share this first name.
Is Nilesh a common name?
Nilesh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nilesh most popular?
Nilesh reached peak popularity in 1982, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nilesh is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nilesh a male name?
Nilesh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nilesh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nilesh Smith, Nilesh Johnson, Nilesh 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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