Nigel · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1929

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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 84 recorded years as a table

Nigel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1929	6
1934	7
1936	5
1941	6
1946	4
1947	4
1948	5
1949	3
1950	5
1951	3
1952	6
1953	5
1954	10
1955	13
1956	7
1957	13
1958	11
1959	10
1960	10
1961	12
1962	13
1963	11
1964	14
1965	15
1966	13
1967	25
1968	25
1969	31
1970	30
1971	54
1972	55
1973	61
1974	57
1975	85
1976	78
1977	89
1978	71
1979	84
1980	92
1981	107
1982	80
1983	90
1984	85
1985	105
1986	113
1987	111
1988	125
1989	143
1990	153
1991	157
1992	192
1993	220
1994	232
1995	213
1996	202
1997	197
1998	195
1999	188
2000	178
2001	157
2002	144
2003	135
2004	119
2005	138
2006	150
2007	146
2008	133
2009	126
2010	113
2011	102
2012	94
2013	90
2014	81
2015	90
2016	77
2017	81
2018	69
2019	60
2020	46
2021	54
2022	41
2023	43
2024	38
2025	42

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nigel 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 71
Rank in 2025: #2,077
How rare: 1 in 24,057 boys
Since 1929: 12,286

Most popular in 1994, at 232 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 54% per million boys born.

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