Is Niall a boy or girl name?
Niall is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 109 boys were named Niall, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 1,995 US babies named Niall were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,582
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Niall since 1955
- 1,995
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 109 babies
Boys and girls named Niall, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 140 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 334 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 327 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 576 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 425 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 109 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 77 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 84 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 96 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,429 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 69 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,286 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,181 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,546 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,402 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,363 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,504 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,925 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,563 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,657 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,481 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,020 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,122 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,305 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,236 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,826 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,772 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,741 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,439 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,953 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,411 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,183 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,484 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,371 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,857 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,442 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,375 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,534 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,284 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,937 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,809 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,818 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,223 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Niall reached #1,582 in 2024. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.