Nigel vs Nigil

Side-by-side comparison of Nigel and Nigil — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Nigel

Boy name · Rank #2188

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Nigil

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Metric Nigel Nigil
Current Rank #2188 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 12,211 91
Peak Year 1994 1994
Peak Year Births 447 11
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1929 1989

Births by Decade

Decade Nigel Nigil
1920ss 6 —
1930ss 12 —
1940ss 34 —
1950ss 171 —
1960ss 318 —
1970ss 1,088 —
1980ss 1,952 5
1990ss 3,789 52
2000ss 2,845 34
2010ss 1,613 —
2020ss 383 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nigel Nigil
2014 155 —
2015 173 —
2016 144 —
2017 150 —
2018 125 —
2019 108 —
2020 79 —
2021 94 —
2022 71 —
2023 73 —
2024 66 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1929–2024.

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