Nigel

Given to 12,371 US babies since 1915

▼ Falling −30% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#2077

recorded as boys

113 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 71

Peak year

1994

448 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

12,371

since 1915

Born a Nigel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Nigel was most popular in 1994, when 448 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.23 per 1,000). In 2025, 71 babies were named Nigel, ranking #2077 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	71	2077
2024	<5	—	66	2190
2023	<5	—	73	2047
2022	<5	—	71	2094
2021	<5	—	94	1721
2020	<5	—	80	1849
2019	<5	—	108	1548
2018	<5	—	125	1401
2017	<5	—	150	1219
2016	<5	—	146	1254
2015	<5	—	173	1111
2014	<5	—	155	1188
2013	<5	—	170	1090
2012	<5	—	178	1065
2011	<5	—	194	998
2010	<5	—	216	933
2009	<5	—	249	856
2008	<5	—	271	809
2007	<5	—	303	742
2006	<5	—	309	707
2005	<5	—	276	733
2004	<5	—	237	766
2003	<5	—	266	706
2002	<5	—	280	667
2001	<5	—	305	622
2000	<5	—	349	577
1999	<5	—	361	555
1998	<5	—	373	537
1997	<5	—	372	534
1996	<5	—	383	523
1995	<5	—	405	507
1994	7	10569	448	477
1993	<5	—	432	487
1992	7	10479	384	519
1991	5	13147	318	567
1990	<5	—	315	570
1989	5	12362	286	578
1988	<5	—	240	611
1987	<5	—	208	635
1986	<5	—	208	621
1985	6	9307	194	632
1984	<5	—	154	703
1983	<5	—	161	673
1982	<5	—	145	720
1981	<5	—	191	616
1980	<5	—	165	675
1979	<5	—	145	718
1978	7	7649	117	778
1977	11	5532	146	705
1976	<5	—	123	748
1975	7	7173	132	719
1974	8	6258	90	847
1973	5	8423	95	810
1972	<5	—	89	851
1971	<5	—	95	828
1970	<5	—	56	1093
1969	<5	—	55	1042
1968	<5	—	44	1131
1967	<5	—	44	1117
1966	<5	—	23	1613
1965	<5	—	27	1483
1964	<5	—	28	1487
1963	<5	—	22	1695
1962	<5	—	26	1546
1961	<5	—	26	1570
1960	<5	—	22	1728
1959	<5	—	22	1709
1958	<5	—	24	1593
1957	<5	—	29	1457
1956	<5	—	15	2091
1955	<5	—	26	1503
1954	<5	—	20	1706
1953	<5	—	10	2531
1952	<5	—	11	2376
1951	<5	—	5	3714
1950	<5	—	9	2580
1949	<5	—	5	3690
1948	<5	—	9	2608
1947	<5	—	7	3096
1946	<5	—	6	3173
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	7	2872
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	5	3549
1935	<5	—	<5	—
1934	<5	—	7	2973
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	<5	—
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	6	3559
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	6	4426	<5	—
1924	<5	—	<5	—
1923	<5	—	<5	—
1922	<5	—	<5	—
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	<5	—
1919	<5	—	<5	—
1918	6	4291	<5	—
1917	<5	—	<5	—
1916	<5	—	<5	—
1915	5	4274	<5	—