boy's name
Nyle
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,925
Scotland
#750
2022 births
Nyle is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 96 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Nyle 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 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 140 |
| 1930s | 150 |
| 1940s | 109 |
| 1950s | 128 |
| 1960s | 65 |
| 1970s | 62 |
| 1980s | 104 |
| 1990s | 208 |
| 2000s | 280 |
| 2010s | 551 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 371 |
How popular is Nyle?
In 2025, Nyle was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nyle 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 Nyle
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nyle also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nyle over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nyle
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nyle — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nyle
How popular is the name Nyle?
In 2025, Nyle was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nyle a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyle is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nyle most popular?
Nyle peaked in 2016, when 96 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nyle a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nyle currently ranks #1,478 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.