Boy name Irish;Latin origin Christian tradition

Nigel

NYE-jul · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Champion;dark;cloud
Language
Irish;Latin
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
British · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2200
2024 births66
Peak year1994
First appeared1929
Total US births12,211
1994 peak19291953197720002024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Niegel
In other languages
Niall (Irish)

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