boy's name

Nilesh

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 219

Nilesh is a boy's name. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1982, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1966.

Nilesh over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Nilesh by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 73
1980s 50
1990s 12
2000s 27
2010s (to 2014) 11

How popular is Nilesh?

In 2014, Nilesh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nilesh is used

England & Wales #4,045 4 in 2013
United States #12,256 5 in 2014

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 Nilesh

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

Parents who like Nilesh also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nilesh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nilesh

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

Common questions about Nilesh

How popular is the name Nilesh?

In 2014, Nilesh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Nilesh is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Nilesh most popular?

Nilesh peaked in 1982, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.