NameTides

Nigel

Nigel was the #2,077 boys' name in the US in 2025 (71 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Nigel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Nigel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Nigel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#2,077 (71)#3,684 (5)——#676 (4)#2,789 (6)—
2024#2,190 (66)#3,689 (5)———#2,062 (9)—
2023#2,047 (73)#3,524 (5)———#1,947 (9)—
2022#2,094 (71)——————
2021#1,721 (94)#2,493 (8)———#2,491 (6)—
2020#1,849 (80)————#1,261 (16)—
2019#1,548 (108)#2,266 (9)———#1,152 (18)—
2018#1,401 (125)#2,445 (8)———#1,279 (15)—
2017#1,219 (150)#2,052 (11)———#908 (25)—
2016#1,254 (146)————#1,069 (20)—
2015#1,111 (173)#2,319 (9)———#1,164 (17)—
2014#1,188 (155)#2,079 (10)——#715 (3)#954 (23)—
2013#1,090 (170)#2,403 (8)———#944 (23)—
2012#1,065 (178)#1,589 (15)———#750 (31)—
2011#998 (194)#1,600 (14)——#730 (3)#722 (32)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1994 at #477.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1929.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 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 24,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nigel is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nigel 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: 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: #743SCDistrict 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: #2,574TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Nigel (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NigelCanadaBoys#2,7896
NigelEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
NigelIrelandBoys#6764
NigelNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NigelNSWBoys—too few
NigelScotlandBoys—too few
NigelUSGirls—too few
NigelUSBoys#2,07771