Nigel

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 115 babies (rank #260 that year). In 2024 it was given to 12 boys (rank #1,782). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nigel

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

1,491
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
115
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199195#291
1992115#260
199396#284
199481#307
199586#319
199670#359
199759#386
199857#390
199956#386
200054#402
200156#399
200242#501
200357#399
200447#482
200538#593
200647#515
200751#520
200838#653
200950#543
201036#692
201133#728
201231#773
201322#1,003
201425#928
201518#1,157
201620#1,106
201727#902
201815#1,354
201920#1,106
202016#1,336
20216#2,888
20225#3,386
202310#1,978
202412#1,782