20,174births recorded
10Countries
4Variants
2023Peak · France
#180France 2025
Nail is a boy name family recorded 20,174 times in 10 countries since 1982. It ranks highest today in France (#180 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 2023, at 234.2 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Nahil (France, Belgium, Switzerland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Nail
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahil | French | 9,085 | 🇫🇷 France | #180 | 2023 | ▲ 18 % |
| Nahil | French | 410 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #463 | 2022 | ▲ 150 % |
| Nahil | French | 22 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 2021 | – |
| Nahil | French | 11 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2023 | – |
| Nahil | French | 7 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2007 | – |
| Nail | Kazakh | 4,635 | 🇫🇷 France | #272 | 2023 | ▲ 7 % |
| Nail | Kazakh | 3,075 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #352 | 2005 | ▼ 17 % |
| Nail | Kazakh | 327 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #288 | 2025 | ▲ 212 % |
| Nail | Kazakh | 52 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #720 | 2023 | new |
| Nail | Kazakh | 39 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2006 | – |
| Nail | Kazakh | 34 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 2017 | – |
| Nahyl | French | 1,990 | 🇫🇷 France | #187 | 2023 | ▲ 630 % |
| Nahyl | French | 71 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #500 | 2023 | – |
| Nayl | French | 375 | 🇫🇷 France | #989 | 2025 | ▲ 44 % |
| Nayl | French | 5 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1350 | 2025 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Nahil ↔ Nail — spelling variant
- Nahil ↔ Nahyl — spelling variant
- Nahil ↔ Nayl — spelling variant
Questions about Nail
How popular is the name Nail?
In 2025 it ranked #180 in France. Official registers record 20,174 births across 10 countries.
What is Nail in other languages?
Nahil (French); Nahyl (French); Nayl (French).
When was Nail most popular?
It peaked in France in 2023, at 234.2 births per 100,000.
Is Nail a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Nail is a boy name.