girl's name
Nili
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 285
Nili is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Nili over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 26 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 52 |
| 2010s | 96 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 77 |
How popular is Nili?
In 2025, Nili was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nili is used
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 Nili
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nili also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nili over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nili
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nili — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nili
How popular is the name Nili?
In 2025, Nili was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nili a girl's or a boy's name?
Nili is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nili most popular?
Nili peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Nili a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nili currently ranks #6,595 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.