Niles
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning river Nile; of the Nile valley.
Babies a year
65
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Niles by the numbers
Niles was given to 65 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 80 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Niles. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nileriver valley; from the Nile River20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nylesson of Neil; a form of Niles32 in the US (2017)
- Nilsvictory of the people; Scandinavian form of Nicholas4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nigeldark, black; from Nigellus148 in the US (2017)
- Nolenchampion, descendant of the noble one; a respelling of Nolan72 in the US (2017)
- Niklasvictory of the people; scandinavian form of nicholas29 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Niles, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
- Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a river
Like Niles, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Zairethe river; from Congo River name349 in the US (2017)
- Clydefrom the river Clyde344 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Niles
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