The name Niles reached its peak in 1998, with 80 registrations (ranked #1428). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1897. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2425) today, averaging about 56 new babies per year. Niles's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 4,400 American babies have carried this name.