Nigil vs Nigel

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

Name A

Nigil

Boy name

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Name B

Nigel

Boy name · Rank #2188

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nigil Nigel
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, 1989–2006.

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