Nylo
Boy name · #3656 in 2025 · Very rare
Nylo is currently the #3656 boy name in the United States — 31 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2018. Roughly one in every 58,065 boys born in 2025 was named Nylo.
Babies named Nylo per year. Source: SSA.
The 7-year story
Nylo first appears in the Social Security records in 2018, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 45 babies and a rank of #2835. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Nylo against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Nylo in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Nylo is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Nylo will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nylo is most common
State-level data for Nylo is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Nylo
Statistically, parents drawn to Nylo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Khylo, Xylo, Zylo, Shylo, and Sylo.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nylo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3583 |
| 2024 | 45 | #2835 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3883 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5215 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9714 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12022 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10803 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8819 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nylo a popular boy name?
Nylo ranked #3656 among boys in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Nylo most popular?
Nylo peaked in 2024, when 45 American boys received the name (ranked #2835 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Nylo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American boys was named Nylo. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.