Is Nyle a boy or girl name?

Nyle is a boy’s name. Of the 2,217 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.0% were girls and 98.0% were boys.

Nyle

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Nyle was most popular in 2016, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,649 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,217 people named Nyle.

Nyle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nyle’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nyle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nyle is a boy’s name — 2.0% of the 2,217 Americans given it were girls and 98.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nyle

Where Nyle is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org