Total births
88
Boys' name · since 1916
Nuel
Nuel has 88 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 88
- total births
- 1916–1938
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
88 boys have been named Nuel since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nuel has 88 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1938.
- 88 total births
- 1916–1938 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
88 boys have been named Nuel since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1938.
- 88
- total births
- 1916–1938
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Nuel was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
9 babies were named Nuel in 1926 - its busiest year on record.
Nuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nuel splits its recorded history at 1924: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nuel at a glance
Last recorded 1938Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Nuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1938
- Peak year (1926)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nuel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Nuel's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
45 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 45 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nuel? ▼
Nuel has been given to 88 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1938. 9 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
When was Nuel most popular? ▼
Nuel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Nuel been used? ▼
Nuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 23 years of data through 1938.
What to do with Nuel's data
- Nuel's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 1930s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nuel: Baby Name Since 1916 - 88 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nuel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nuel 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 June 2026.