Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: DanishNiels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nikolaos, after Saint Nicholas.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Niels yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 9 | #500 |
| 1956 | 8 | #539 |
| 1957 | 13 | #450 |
| 1958 | 18 | #401 |
| 1959 | 31 | #307 |
| 1960 | 22 | #372 |
| 1961 | 32 | #311 |
| 1962 | 33 | #314 |
| 1963 | 41 | #285 |
| 1964 | 50 | #275 |
| 1965 | 67 | #230 |
| 1966 | 51 | #268 |
| 1967 | 84 | #203 |
| 1968 | 101 | #179 |
| 1969 | 134 | #149 |
| 1970 | 139 | #148 |
| 1971 | 173 | #127 |
| 1972 | 259 | #86 |
| 1973 | 299 | #71 |
| 1974 | 382 | #57 |
| 1975 | 445 | #45 |
| 1976 | 574 | #30 |
| 1977 | 562 | #30 |
| 1978 | 595 | #27 |
| 1979 | 596 | #26 |
| 1980 | 578 | #29 |
| 1981 | 627 | #26 |
| 1982 | 592 | #24 |
| 1983 | 633 | #22 |
| 1984 | 669 | #21 |
| 1985 | 611 | #30 |
| 1986 | 656 | #28 |
| 1987 | 717 | #18 |
| 1988 | 667 | #20 |
| 1989 | 719 | #19 |
| 1990 | 807 | #17 |
| 1991 | 769 | #20 |
| 1992 | 744 | #18 |
| 1993 | 706 | #17 |
| 1994 | 724 | #14 |
| 1995 | 768 | #10 |
| 1996 | 729 | #10 |
| 1997 | 768 | #7 |
| 1998 | 868 | #7 |
| 1999 | 837 | #9 |
| 2000 | 881 | #5 |
| 2001 | 787 | #6 |
| 2002 | 744 | #8 |
| 2003 | 688 | #9 |
| 2004 | 665 | #10 |
| 2005 | 613 | #15 |
| 2006 | 515 | #18 |
| 2007 | 466 | #19 |
| 2008 | 444 | #25 |
| 2009 | 383 | #32 |
| 2010 | 362 | #34 |
| 2011 | 324 | #42 |
| 2012 | 275 | #51 |
| 2013 | 223 | #67 |
| 2014 | 210 | #70 |
