boy's name
Nyles
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 963
Nyles is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1929.
Nyles over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 17 |
| 1940s | 22 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1970s | 26 |
| 1980s | 34 |
| 1990s | 185 |
| 2000s | 197 |
| 2010s | 241 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 177 |
How popular is Nyles?
In 2025, Nyles was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nyles 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 Nyles
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nyles also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nyles over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nyles
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nyles — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nyles
How popular is the name Nyles?
In 2025, Nyles was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nyles a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyles is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nyles most popular?
Nyles peaked in 2021, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nyles a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nyles currently ranks #4,337 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.