Nili
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-lee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Nili is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “the Glory of Israel will not lie”. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Nili mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew acronym from 1 Samuel 15:29
“the Glory of Israel will not lie”
NILI was a Jewish spy network that helped Britain against the Ottomans in the First World War.
Is Nili a girl's or a boy's name?
Nili is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nili in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Nili, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Nili in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 girls in the US were given Nili or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,513, up from #6,545 for this spelling alone.
- Neely 35
- Nili 17
Nili in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Nili
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Navi Saanvi Anvi Nirvi Avani Dhriti Aashvi Navy Vaani Ari Sanvi Armani
Other spellings of Nili
Names related to Nili
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nili: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nili, updated 20 October 2026.