Niall

Niall

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Niall is a male given name of Irish origin. The original meaning of the name is unknown, but popular modern sources have suggested that it means "champion".

From Wikipedia

Niall first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 462 babies (rank #106 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Niall

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,081

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

462

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	462	#106
1997	411	#109
1998	400	#116
1999	426	#111
2000	354	#122
2001	304	#138
2002	344	#128
2003	259	#162
2004	184	#201
2005	225	#189
2006	190	#217
2007	172	#244
2008	169	#257
2009	151	#285
2010	160	#286
2011	148	#299
2012	161	#286
2013	165	#280
2014	155	#297
2015	130	#353
2016	111	#395

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

462

#106

1997

411

#109

1998

400

#116

1999

426

#111

2000

354

#122

2001

304

#138

2002

344

#128

2003

259

#162

2004

184

#201

2005

225

#189

2006

190

#217

2007

172

#244

2008

169

#257

2009

151

#285

2010

160

#286

2011

148

#299

2012

161

#286

2013

165

#280

2014

155

#297

2015

130

#353

2016

111

#395

Meaning

Numerology of Niall

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Niall

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Year-by-Year Detail