Nijel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Nijel

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Nijel between 1987 and 2022, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nijel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nijel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nijel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nijel 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 338 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.