Nilson
Boy · NIL-sun · Scandinavian
Nilson is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
Where does Nilson come from?
Scandinavian: probably from the surname Nilsson, 'son of Nils'; also used in Brazil
- Say it
- NIL-sun
Is Nilson a girl's or a boy's name?
Nilson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nilson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Nilson, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Nilson in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nilson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Names like Nilson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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