Is Nigel a boy or girl name?
Nigel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 66 boys were named Nigel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 12,296 US babies named Nigel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,200
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nigel since 1915
- 12,296
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 454 babies
Boys and girls named Nigel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1920s | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 1930s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 318 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,088 | 38 | 3.4% |
| 1980s | 1,952 | 11 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 3,789 | 19 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 2,845 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,613 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 383 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 73 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 94 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 125 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 150 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 144 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 173 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 170 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 178 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 194 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 216 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 249 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 271 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 303 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 309 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 276 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 237 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 266 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 280 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 305 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 349 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 361 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 373 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 372 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 383 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 405 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 447 | #478 | 7 | #11,403 |
| 1993 | 432 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 384 | #519 | 7 | #11,332 |
| 1991 | 317 | #567 | 5 | #14,699 |
| 1990 | 315 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 286 | #579 | 5 | #13,850 |
| 1988 | 240 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 208 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 208 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 194 | #632 | 6 | #10,239 |
| 1984 | 154 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 161 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 145 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 191 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 165 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 145 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 117 | #784 | 7 | #8,263 |
| 1977 | 146 | #705 | 11 | #5,772 |
| 1976 | 123 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 132 | #723 | 7 | #7,714 |
| 1974 | 90 | #848 | 8 | #6,671 |
| 1973 | 95 | #815 | 5 | #9,336 |
| 1972 | 89 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 95 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 56 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 55 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 28 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 26 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 29 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,095 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,716 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,067 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,276 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,420 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,056 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,915 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,197 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,834 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,813 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,671 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,778 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nigel reached #478 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #4,671 in 1918. 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 1990s, 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.