male NAME · CURRENTLY #4993

Nils

NILS

“victory of the people”

A Scandinavian form of Nicholas, especially associated with Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian usage.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Nils has traveled through time

231915 181920 171925 251930 271935 281940 231945 351950 341955 301960 311965 481970 301975 381980 321985 361990 261995 292000 252005 312010 202015 202020 202025
LATEST YEAR202520 births
PEAK RANK#889in 1888
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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