Nils Boy

Popularity: #904 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Nils

Nils Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory.

Nils Lofgren is an American musician known for his work with Bruce Springsteen and as a member of the E Street Band.

Nils Frahm is a German composer and musician recognized for his innovative approach to contemporary classical music.

Nils Holgersson is a fictional character from the Swedish novel 'The Wonderful Adventures of Nils' by Selma Lagerlöf.

Fictional characters named Nils

Nils Holgersson is the main character in 'The Wonderful Adventures of Nils,' who travels with wild geese across Sweden.

Nils is a character in the animated series 'Nils Holgersson,' based on the aforementioned novel.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Nils was first seen in the United States in 1888. Nils has ranked as high as #1075 nationally, which occurred in 1970, and has been most popular in New York, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Jersey. In the past 5 years the name Nils has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Nils (2017)

Year: 2017 2014 2013 2012 2010 2008 2006 2003 2002 2001 1999 1998 1997 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1988 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1975 1973 1971 1970 1969 1968 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1926 1924 1923 1917 1916 1915

State	Births	Share
MN	7	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1888	7
1907	6
1912	10
1913	13
1914	16
1915	23
1916	22
1917	21
1918	18
1919	20
1920	18
1921	20
1922	14
1923	13
1924	23
1925	17
1926	20
1927	13
1928	26
1929	31
1930	25
1931	26
1932	33
1933	31
1934	40
1935	27
1936	26
1937	25
1938	31
1939	22
1940	28
1941	25
1942	27
1943	16
1944	31
1945	23
1946	28
1947	25
1948	37
1949	32
1950	35
1951	18
1952	33
1953	27
1954	42
1955	34
1956	32
1957	36
1958	29
1959	30
1960	29
1961	36
1962	36
1963	39
1964	33
1965	31
1966	44
1967	30
1968	32
1969	41
1970	48
1971	34
1972	25
1973	23
1974	32
1975	30
1976	26
1977	23
1978	31
1979	38
1980	38
1981	24
1982	24
1983	27
1984	26
1985	32
1986	32
1987	23
1988	24
1989	26
1990	35
1991	28
1992	31
1993	35
1994	35
1995	26
1996	34
1997	29
1998	23
1999	39
2000	29
2001	39
2002	30
2003	23
2004	18
2005	25
2006	31
2007	23
2008	24
2009	23
2010	31
2011	18
2012	26
2013	25
2014	22
2015	20
2016	21
2017	18
2018	25
2019	20
2020	20
2021	14
2022	15
2023	24
2024	20