Nils - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Nils \n(i)-ls\ is a variant of Nelson.

The baby name Nils sounds like Niles, Nels, Neils, Nilos and Niels. Other similar baby names are Nile, Neil, Giles, Jiles, Miles, Mills, Niel, Niall, Nial, Neill, Neile, Nilson, Niaz, Nikos, Niklos, Niklas, Nicos, Nyles, Noll, Silas, Sills and Wills.

Nils is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Nils. Click here to compare Nils with related baby names.