How Many People Are Named Nilo?
An estimated 320 people in the United States have the first name Nilo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nilo peaked in popularity in 2024 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nilo 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 Nilo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
320
About 1 in 1,071,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
31 births
Total Registered
375
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nilo
Nilo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 375 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nilo as a male name
Ranked #3,655 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (31 births)
Nilo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nilo span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 120 babies were registered. Nilo remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nilo by Decade
How has Nilo 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.
Nilo by State
Nilo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nilo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nilo
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nilo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nilo?
We estimate approximately 320 people named Nilo 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 1,071,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Nilo a common name?
Nilo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 375 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nilo most popular?
Nilo reached peak popularity in 2024, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nilo is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nilo a male name?
Nilo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nilo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nilo Smith, Nilo Johnson, Nilo 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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