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01 / Meaning & origin
Niel is a masculine given name documented in English, Spanish, Dutch and 1 other language.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
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United States, 2025: 5 boys (rank 12008). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Niel
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 7 | 2,273 | observed |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,082 | observed |
| 1916 | 7 | 3,177 | observed |
| 1917 | 16 | 1,900 | observed |
| 1918 | 10 | 2,699 | observed |
| 1919 | 11 | 2,511 | observed |
| 1920 | 12 | 2,459 | observed |
| 1921 | 15 | 2,152 | observed |
| 1922 | 9 | 3,014 | observed |
| 1923 | 8 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1925 | 9 | 2,936 | observed |
| 1926 | 16 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1927 | 13 | 2,298 | observed |
| 1928 | 8 | 3,076 | observed |
| 1929 | 12 | 2,317 | observed |
| 1930 | 17 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1931 | 18 | 1,693 | observed |
| 1932 | 15 | 1,922 | observed |
| 1933 | 13 | 1,997 | observed |
| 1934 | 13 | 2,022 | observed |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,127 | observed |
| 1936 | 15 | 1,801 | observed |
| 1937 | 15 | 1,828 | observed |
| 1938 | 19 | 1,559 | observed |
| 1939 | 17 | 1,636 | observed |
| 1940 | 19 | 1,573 | observed |
| 1941 | 11 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1942 | 17 | 1,730 | observed |
| 1943 | 13 | 2,074 | observed |
| 1944 | 14 | 1,890 | observed |
| 1945 | 19 | 1,536 | observed |
| 1946 | 18 | 1,692 | observed |
| 1947 | 23 | 1,555 | observed |
| 1948 | 16 | 1,881 | observed |
| 1949 | 19 | 1,702 | observed |
| 1950 | 22 | 1,572 | observed |
| 1951 | 20 | 1,683 | observed |
| 1952 | 13 | 2,153 | observed |
| 1953 | 24 | 1,551 | observed |
| 1954 | 21 | 1,668 | observed |
| 1955 | 23 | 1,611 | observed |
| 1956 | 20 | 1,765 | observed |
| 1957 | 21 | 1,751 | observed |
| 1958 | 26 | 1,534 | observed |
| 1959 | 23 | 1,665 | observed |
| 1960 | 22 | 1,728 | observed |
| 1961 | 16 | 2,070 | observed |
| 1962 | 23 | 1,669 | observed |
| 1963 | 17 | 1,957 | observed |
| 1964 | 16 | 2,040 | observed |
| 1965 | 23 | 1,625 | observed |
| 1966 | 11 | 2,465 | observed |
| 1967 | 17 | 1,906 | observed |
| 1968 | 13 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1969 | 10 | 2,861 | observed |
| 1970 | 10 | 3,071 | observed |
| 1971 | 15 | 2,464 | observed |
| 1972 | 11 | 2,991 | observed |
| 1973 | 13 | 2,716 | observed |
| 1974 | 19 | 2,199 | observed |
| 1975 | 8 | 3,941 | observed |
| 1976 | 9 | 3,724 | observed |
| 1977 | 17 | 2,556 | observed |
| 1978 | 20 | 2,279 | observed |
| 1979 | 14 | 3,018 | observed |
| 1980 | 21 | 2,367 | observed |
| 1981 | 12 | 3,412 | observed |
| 1982 | 13 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1983 | 7 | 4,907 | observed |
| 1984 | 16 | 2,824 | observed |
| 1985 | 13 | 3,401 | observed |
| 1986 | 15 | 3,131 | observed |
| 1987 | 13 | 3,521 | observed |
| 1988 | 10 | 4,450 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 5,165 | observed |
| 1990 | 9 | 5,382 | observed |
| 1991 | 7 | 6,519 | observed |
| 1992 | 11 | 4,872 | observed |
| 1993 | 9 | 5,771 | observed |
| 1994 | 14 | 4,290 | observed |
| 1995 | 7 | 6,992 | observed |
| 1996 | 10 | 5,535 | observed |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,110 | observed |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,479 | observed |
| 1999 | 7 | 7,874 | observed |
| 2000 | 8 | 7,416 | observed |
| 2001 | 13 | 5,390 | observed |
| 2002 | 7 | 8,456 | observed |
| 2003 | 6 | 9,581 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,151 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 12 | 6,622 | observed |
| 2008 | 9 | 8,324 | observed |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,864 | observed |
| 2010 | 7 | 9,693 | observed |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,600 | observed |
| 2012 | 6 | 10,770 | observed |
| 2013 | 9 | 8,118 | observed |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | 11 | 7,157 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 7 | 9,670 | observed |
| 2019 | 8 | 8,889 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,146 | observed |
| 2022 | 13 | 6,479 | observed |
| 2023 | 5 | 12,239 | observed |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,008 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Niel” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Niel— “victory of the people”
Niel, a pure Keltic word, which was adopted by the Northmen, and became naturalized in Scandinavia and Normandy, has also been translated by Nicolas, but quite incorrectly. Nils is the only _real_ Nicolaus except Klaus used in the North, though Niel, and even Nigel, are sometimes confounded with it. Denmark has had a King Klaus; otherwise this popular name has only been on the throne in the instance of that great Tzar whom we had respected till the last year of his life, when…
Niel, a pure Keltic word, which was adopted by the Northmen, and became naturalized in Scandinavia and Normandy, has also been translated by Nicolas, but quite incorrectly. Nils is the only _real_ Nicolaus except Klaus used in the North, though Niel, and even Nigel, are sometimes confounded with it. Denmark has had a King Klaus; otherwise this popular name has only been on the throne in the instance of that great Tzar whom we had respected till the last year of his life, when his aggression forced us into war.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter IV (Historical Greek Names Consisting Of Epithets), Section VI (Pan) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
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