NameTides

Niall

Niall was the #1,699 boys' name in the US in 2025 (96 babies), and #745 in England & Wales and #1,167 in Canada.

Niall as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Niall as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Niall as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,699 (96)#745 (46)#367 (9)#120 (19)#244 (19)#1,167 (21)
2024#1,573 (110)#613 (62)#246 (16)#144 (15)#174 (29)#959 (26)
2023#1,787 (90)#625 (57)#203 (21)#189 (11)#219 (21)#854 (28)
2022#1,981 (77)#592 (63)#271 (14)#123 (21)#205 (25)#1,415 (14)
2021#1,841 (84)#514 (76)#213 (21)#120 (22)#151 (38)#1,342 (15)
2020#2,113 (66)#431 (93)#168 (27)#128 (21)#144 (40)#967 (23)
2019#2,110 (68)#435 (94)#244 (18)#90 (33)#174 (32)#1,029 (21)
2018#1,663 (96)#414 (102)#225 (20)#83 (35)#159 (37)#1,093 (19)
2017#1,897 (76)#383 (118)#177 (31)#117 (24)#134 (46)#1,038 (21)
2016#2,412 (53)#395 (111)#209 (24)#93 (33)#125 (53)#1,234 (16)
2015#2,355 (55)#353 (130)#239 (19)#95 (32)#104 (69)#1,816 (9)
2014#2,138 (64)#295 (155)#223 (22)#65 (46)#91 (85)#1,200 (16)
2013#1,989 (69)#280 (165)#183 (29)#76 (41)#88 (87)#1,470 (12)
2012#2,772 (43)#286 (161)#208 (24)#74 (46)#93 (86)#2,158 (7)
2011#3,235 (34)#298 (148)#211 (22)#84 (40)#86 (91)#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,573.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1955.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 440common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Niall is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Niall by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Niall (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#90712

Niall (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NiallCanadaBoys#1,16721
NiallEngland & WalesBoys#74546
NiallIrelandBoys#24419
NiallNorthern IrelandBoys#12019
NiallScotlandBoys#3679
NiallUSBoys#1,69996