The baby name Nils appears in baby name data for the United States from 1915 to 2017. It was most popular in 1980 with 15 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Nils has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1930 | 7 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1932 | 10 |
| 1933 | 8 |
| 1934 | 11 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1936 | 7 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1938 | 13 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1944 | 6 |
| 1945 | 8 |
| 1946 | 7 |
| 1947 | 7 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1949 | 12 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7 |
| 1954 | 8 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1956 | 6 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1964 | 8 |
| 1965 | 9 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1980 | 15 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |