Nillie

Girl · recorded 1913–1953

  • 1953last recorded
  • 1927best year

Most popular in 1927.

Last recorded in 1953. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 17 recorded years as a table
Nillie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19138
19147
19156
19176
19236
19257
19266
19279
19284
19298
19306
19345
19356
19395
19445
19454
19533

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nillie isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1953
5
Rank in 1953
#5,673
How rare
1 in 376,260 girls
Since 1913
109

Nillie was last recorded in 1953. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1927, at 9 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Nillie doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.