Nil

Popularity Trends

The name Nil is the #7,491 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 248 recorded births since 1989. This represents the 3.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,589 (2.2% percentile) for all time with 127 births since 2013. For boys, it ranks #4,465 (2.6% percentile) for all time with 121 births since 1989.

Nil first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1989 (1989 for boys and 2013 for girls). Birth data for Nil is available in 24 out of the 35 years between 1989 and 2023 (18 years for boys and 11 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Nil is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 66.7% of babies named Nil were girls. Interestingly, until around 2013, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1989 to 2012), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (78.4% girls from 2013 to 2023).

For girls, Nil reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 1.5% percentile (ranked #935) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Nil ranks #936 for girls (1.2% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 91.0% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Nil reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #752) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 1997, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Nil is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #908 (0.3% percentile) with 4 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nil".

1989 2023 19892023

Key Statistics

Total Births

127

Peak Births

Peak Year

2017

First Recorded

2013

Peak Percentile

1.5%

Current Percentile

1.2%

Peak Rank

#935

Current Rank

#936

Female statistics

Total Births

121

Peak Births

Peak Year

1989

First Recorded

1989

Peak Percentile

0.7%

Current Percentile

0.3%

Peak Rank

#752

Current Rank

#908

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Nil", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Nil.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Nil's popularity from 1986 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Nil at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Nil range from Ridge at 92.5% correlation to Klay at 90.9% correlation, with an average correlation level of 91.6%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Celine with 15.7K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Majesti with 249 births (100% girls).

Nil's share of births peaked at 13.5 births per million in 2023 (10.1 for girls in 2017 and 4.5 for boys in 1989). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (17% of peak) in 2006.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Ridge

6,771

92.48% (very strong)

Indigo

4,407

92.27% (very strong)

Kilian

2,329

92.27% (very strong)

Khyree

1,793

91.88% (very strong)

Quest

987

91.79% (very strong)

Celine

15.7k

91.55% (very strong)

Majesti

249

91.44% (very strong)

Thorin

2,022

91.31% (very strong)

Elora

7,083

91.13% (very strong)

Khari

6,306

91.12% (very strong)

Safari

458

90.99% (very strong)

Klay

1,460

90.94% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Nil

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Nil. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Nil is pronounced as nihl, which has 1 syllables.

nihl

100.0%

nihl (1 syllable)

Verified

100.0% confidence

N IH1 L

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like N IH1 L) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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