Nigel
Boy name · Latin origin
Nigel meaning
slightly black, black
Nigel at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,184 in 2024
Nigel popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | #3,560 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1960 | #1,728 | 22 |
| 1970 | #1,093 | 56 |
| 1980 | #675 | 165 |
| 1990 | #570 | 315 |
| 1994 | #477 | 447 |
| 2000 | #577 | 349 |
| 2010 | #933 | 216 |
| 2020 | #1,869 | 79 |
| 2024 | #2,184 | 66 |
All 83 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | #3,560 | 6 |
| 1934 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1936 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1946 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1947 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1948 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1949 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1952 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1953 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1954 | #1,706 | 20 |
| 1955 | #1,503 | 26 |
| 1956 | #2,091 | 15 |
| 1957 | #1,458 | 29 |
| 1958 | #1,593 | 24 |
| 1959 | #1,708 | 22 |
| 1960 | #1,728 | 22 |
| 1961 | #1,570 | 26 |
| 1962 | #1,547 | 26 |
| 1963 | #1,695 | 22 |
| 1964 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1965 | #1,485 | 27 |
| 1966 | #1,613 | 23 |
| 1967 | #1,117 | 44 |
| 1968 | #1,119 | 45 |
| 1969 | #1,042 | 55 |
| 1970 | #1,093 | 56 |
| 1971 | #828 | 95 |
| 1972 | #851 | 89 |
| 1973 | #810 | 95 |
| 1974 | #847 | 90 |
| 1975 | #719 | 132 |
| 1976 | #748 | 123 |
| 1977 | #705 | 146 |
| 1978 | #778 | 117 |
| 1979 | #718 | 145 |
| 1980 | #675 | 165 |
| 1981 | #616 | 191 |
| 1982 | #720 | 145 |
| 1983 | #673 | 161 |
| 1984 | #704 | 154 |
| 1985 | #632 | 194 |
| 1986 | #621 | 208 |
| 1987 | #635 | 208 |
| 1988 | #610 | 240 |
| 1989 | #578 | 286 |
| 1990 | #570 | 315 |
| 1991 | #567 | 317 |
| 1992 | #519 | 384 |
| 1993 | #487 | 432 |
| 1994 | #477 | 447 |
| 1995 | #507 | 405 |
| 1996 | #523 | 383 |
| 1997 | #534 | 372 |
| 1998 | #537 | 373 |
| 1999 | #555 | 361 |
| 2000 | #577 | 349 |
| 2001 | #622 | 305 |
| 2002 | #667 | 280 |
| 2003 | #706 | 266 |
| 2004 | #766 | 237 |
| 2005 | #733 | 276 |
| 2006 | #707 | 309 |
| 2007 | #742 | 303 |
| 2008 | #809 | 271 |
| 2009 | #856 | 249 |
| 2010 | #933 | 216 |
| 2011 | #998 | 194 |
| 2012 | #1,065 | 178 |
| 2013 | #1,090 | 170 |
| 2014 | #1,188 | 155 |
| 2015 | #1,110 | 173 |
| 2016 | #1,265 | 144 |
| 2017 | #1,219 | 150 |
| 2018 | #1,401 | 125 |
| 2019 | #1,548 | 108 |
| 2020 | #1,869 | 79 |
| 2021 | #1,721 | 94 |
| 2022 | #2,093 | 71 |
| 2023 | #2,045 | 73 |
| 2024 | #2,184 | 66 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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