babyNamedNils
“victory of the people”
Boy’s name, of Scandinavian origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 501st
- births in 2023–2025
- 290
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,289
- −8.2% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2010
Meaning and origin of Nils
Nils means “victory of the people” and is of Scandinavian origin.
Popularity of Nils in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2010.
- Over recent years, Nils has been falling (−8.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nils every 28 schools, all spellings combined.
Nils in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
64 babies in 3 years1 boy in 80,337+0.4% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 103,294
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Nyls (in French)30
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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