Niel
Rank in 2025
#12008
recorded as boys
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Babies in 2025
5
boys 5
Peak year
1931
18 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,384
since 1913
Born a Niel? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Niel was most popular in 1931, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 5 babies were named Niel, ranking #12008 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 5 | 12008 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 5 | 12239 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 13 | 6479 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 5 | 12146 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 8 | 8889 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 7 | 9670 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 11 | 7157 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 6 | 10717 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 9 | 8118 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 6 | 10770 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 7 | 9600 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 7 | 9693 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 7 | 9864 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 9 | 8324 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 12 | 6622 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 6 | 10151 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 5 | 11356 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 6 | 9581 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 7 | 8456 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 13 | 5390 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 8 | 7416 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 7 | 7874 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 6 | 8479 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 6 | 8110 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 10 | 5535 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 7 | 6992 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 14 | 4290 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 9 | 5771 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 11 | 4872 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 7 | 6519 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 9 | 5382 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 9 | 5165 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 10 | 4450 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 13 | 3521 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 15 | 3131 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 13 | 3401 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 16 | 2824 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 7 | 4907 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 13 | 3282 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 12 | 3412 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 21 | 2367 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 14 | 3018 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 20 | 2279 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 17 | 2556 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 9 | 3724 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 8 | 3941 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 19 | 2199 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 13 | 2716 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 11 | 2991 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 15 | 2464 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 10 | 3071 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 10 | 2861 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 13 | 2311 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 17 | 1906 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 11 | 2465 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 23 | 1625 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 16 | 2040 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 17 | 1957 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 23 | 1669 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 16 | 2070 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 22 | 1728 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 23 | 1665 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 26 | 1534 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 21 | 1751 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 20 | 1765 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 23 | 1611 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 21 | 1668 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 24 | 1551 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 13 | 2153 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 20 | 1683 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 22 | 1572 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 19 | 1702 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 16 | 1881 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 23 | 1555 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 18 | 1692 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 19 | 1536 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 14 | 1890 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 13 | 2074 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 17 | 1730 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 11 | 2207 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 19 | 1573 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 17 | 1636 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 19 | 1559 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 15 | 1828 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 15 | 1801 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 12 | 2127 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 13 | 2022 |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 13 | 1997 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 15 | 1922 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 18 | 1693 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 17 | 1821 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 12 | 2317 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 8 | 3076 |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 13 | 2298 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 16 | 1981 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 9 | 2936 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 7 | 3505 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 8 | 3175 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 9 | 3014 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 15 | 2152 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 12 | 2459 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 11 | 2511 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 10 | 2699 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 16 | 1900 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 7 | 3177 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 7 | 3082 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 7 | 2273 |
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