Nigel

Girl · recorded 1915–1994

  • 1994last recorded
  • 1977best year

Most popular in 1977.

Last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Nigel.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

04719151935195519741994

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 13 recorded years as a table
Nigel, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19155
19185
19255
19733
19745
19755
19777
19785
19853
19893
19913
19924
19944

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.

More like it

More like Nigel

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1994
7
Rank in 1994
#10,569
How rare
1 in 255,107 girls
Since 1915
85

Nigel was last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1977, at 7 per million girls born.

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

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