Recorded 1988–2016 Boys' name Peak 1998 153 births

Niguel — boys' name

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.

1980s81990s782000s472010s20
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Niguel was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Niguel in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niguel

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Niguel between 1988 and 2016, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Niguel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niguel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Niguel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niguel 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 153 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.

Niguel at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

153

Since 1988

29 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1988

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2016

Niguel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1988

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 20162009200420011998199519921988 8

Niguel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
78 births that decade — 51% of Niguel's all-time total
1980s81990s782000s472010s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niguel?
153 babies have been named Niguel since 1988. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Niguel most popular?
Niguel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Niguel been used?
Niguel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 29 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Niguel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nigel, Nigil, 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, 1988–2016 (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.