Recorded 1999–2002 Boys' name Peak 2000 16 births

Nigal — boys' name

16 babies named Nigal in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s11
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Nigal was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nigal in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nigal

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Nigal between 1999 and 2002, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nigal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nigal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nigal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nigal 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 16 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.

Nigal at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

16

Since 1999

4 years of records

Peak year

2000

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1999

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2002

Nigal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1999

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 200220001999 5

Nigal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 69% of Nigal's all-time total
1990s52000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nigal?
16 babies have been named Nigal since 1999. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2000 with 6 births.
When was Nigal most popular?
Nigal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Nigal been used?
Nigal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 4 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Nigal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nigel, Niguel, Nigil, Night, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.