Boys' name · since 1999
Nigal
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Nigal, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Nigal since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nigal recorded 16 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2002.
- #30,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nigal ranks #30,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nigal's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nigal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nigal's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nigal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2002
- Peak year (2000)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Nigal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
2000s was Nigal's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Nigal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nigal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~3 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nigal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.