Boys' name · since 1988
Niguel
153 babies named Niguel in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 153
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Niguel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 153 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Niguel recorded 153 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2016.
- #14,623 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 153 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niguel ranks #14,623 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 153
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Niguel's 153 recorded births place it above 67.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Niguel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Niguel splits its recorded history at 2000: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Niguel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2016
- Peak year (1998)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Niguel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Niguel's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Niguel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Niguel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niguel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1988–2016 (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 Niguel 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.