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Niles

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Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“English origin, possibly derived from the Nile River or the surname. Sophisticated and literary with a touch of vintage charm.”

Popularity Over Time

Niles US popularity rank over timeRank 3651 in 2010 to rank 890 in 1942. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#890#2271#36511900192019401960198020002024

Niles is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

English

Syllables

1

Style

ElegantVintageClassicTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Niles Crane (Frasier character)
  • Niles Fitch (actor)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Preppy & Surname Names → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Miles

Germanic Top 50

Giles

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Julius

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Marcus

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Cyril

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Apollo

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Julian

Latin Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

English-speaking cultures primarily

People Also Ask

English origin, possibly derived from the Nile River or the surname. Sophisticated and literary with a touch of vintage charm.

Niles is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Niles works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Niles include Julius, Marcus, Cyril, Apollo, Julian.