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 [ 1 syll. ni-les, nil-es ] The boy name Niles is pronounced NAYLZ KEY. Niles' language of origin is Celtic and it is used mainly in the English language. Niles is a variant form of Neil (Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish). Niles is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1942 with 0.004% of baby boys being given the name Niles. It was #886 in rank then. The baby name has fallen in popularity since then, and is of sporadic use today. Among the family of boy names directly linked to Niles, Neil (Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish) was the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Niles include Neils (English), Nels (English and Scandinavian), Niels (Dutch, English, and Scandinavian), Nils (Scandinavian and English), Nowles (English), Knolls (English), and Knowles (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Niles: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
