boy's name

Niilo

  • Origin Finnish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 47

Niilo is a boy's name. In 2021 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Niilo is a name of Finnish origin.
  • Peaked in 1916, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.

Niilo over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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Births named Niilo by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 25
2010s 12
2020s (to 2021) 7

How popular is Niilo?

In 2021, Niilo was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Niilo is used

England & Wales #5,707 3 in 2019
United States #10,404 7 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Niilo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Sibling names for Niilo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Niilo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Niilo

How popular is the name Niilo?

In 2021, Niilo was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Niilo a girl's or a boy's name?

Niilo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Niilo most popular?

Niilo peaked in 1916, when 7 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.