Nigel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Nigel is an English masculine given name. The English Nigel is found in records dating from the Middle Ages; however, it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians.

From Wikipedia

Nigel first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 14 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 193 babies (rank #70 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Nigel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nigel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,812

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

193

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Nigel

Nigel Faragebroadcaster · b. 1964
Nigel MansellFormula One driver · b. 1953
Nigel de Jongassociation football player · b. 1984
Nigel Shortchess player · b. 1965
Nigel Hawthornefilm actor · b. 1929

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	64	#96
1967	111	#85
1968	118	#82
1969	135	#82
1970	139	#82
1971	169	#76
1972	193	#70
1973	184	#70
1974	167	#73
1975	140	#79
1976	158	#77
1977	87	#96
1978	37	#107
1979	110	#92