Nilan
Boy · NEE-lan
Nilan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
Where does Nilan come from?
Used in South Asian families; exact root uncertain
- Say it
- NEE-lan
Is Nilan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nilan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 43 boys in the US.
How popular is Nilan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Nilan, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nilan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Nilan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
How popular is Nilan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Nilan, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 63 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006. 5 girls were also named Nilan in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Nilan in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were given Nilan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,210, up from #2,883 for this spelling alone.
- Nilan 43
- Neilan 7
Nilan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,440 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,871 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,224 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
Names like Nilan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Lochlan Rowan Finn Callan Orhan Kayden Conan Cassian Cillian Caelan Declan