Nilo is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “river.” In 2024 it was given to 31 boys in the United States.
Nilo belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “river” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nilo first appears in Social Security records in 1917. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3537 in 1935, and in 2024 31 babies received the name — 375 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nilo means “river” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nilo is a boy name. In 2024, 31 babies received the name in the US.
Nilo comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Nilo first appears in US records in 1917. Its best-ever ranking was #3537 in 1935, and 31 babies were given the name in 2024.
Nilo is pronounced /ˈni.lo/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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