Niel · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 107 recorded years as a table

Niel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1913	14
1915	8
1916	8
1917	17
1918	10
1919	11
1920	11
1921	14
1922	8
1923	7
1924	6
1925	8
1926	14
1927	12
1928	7
1929	11
1930	15
1931	17
1932	14
1933	13
1934	13
1935	12
1936	14
1937	14
1938	17
1939	15
1940	16
1941	9
1942	12
1943	9
1944	10
1945	14
1946	11
1947	13
1948	9
1949	11
1950	12
1951	11
1952	7
1953	12
1954	10
1955	11
1956	9
1957	10
1958	12
1959	11
1960	10
1961	8
1962	11
1963	8
1964	8
1965	12
1966	6
1967	10
1968	7
1969	6
1970	5
1971	8
1972	7
1973	8
1974	12
1975	5
1976	6
1977	10
1978	12
1979	8
1980	12
1981	7
1982	7
1983	4
1984	9
1985	7
1986	8
1987	7
1988	5
1989	4
1990	4
1991	3
1992	6
1993	5
1994	7
1995	4
1996	5
1997	3
1998	3
1999	4
2000	4
2001	7
2002	4
2003	3
2004	3
2005	3
2007	6
2008	4
2009	4
2010	4
2011	4
2012	3
2013	5
2014	3
2016	6
2018	4
2019	4
2021	3
2022	7
2023	3
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Niel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Niel

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #12,008
How rare: 1 in 341,615 boys
Since 1913: 1,384

Most popular in 1931, at 17 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Niel doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.