Niel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Niel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,379 babies named Niel between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Niel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Niel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Niel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,379 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.