Recorded 1989–2006 Boys' name Peak 1994 91 births

Nigil — boys' name

91 babies named Nigil in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s522000s34
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nigil was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nigil in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nigil

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Nigil between 1989 and 2006, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nigil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nigil performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nigil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nigil 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 91 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.

Nigil at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

91

Since 1989

18 years of records

Peak year

1994

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1989

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2006

Nigil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1989

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1994)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 20062003200119991996199319901989 5

Nigil by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 57% of Nigil's all-time total
1980s51990s522000s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nigil?
91 babies have been named Nigil since 1989. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1994 with 11 births.
When was Nigil most popular?
Nigil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Nigil been used?
Nigil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 18 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Nigil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nigel, Niguel, Nigal, 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, 1989–2006 (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.