Niilo
Origin
Finnish
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
Finnish form of Nicholas, from Greek "victory of the people"
Sources list Niilo among the forms of Nicholas (Finnish).
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Niilo has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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