Nial
#13,517 most common boys' name of all time · #34,887 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1915–2024
Rank among boys
#13,517
Rank overall
#34,887 of 105,966
First appeared
1915
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
144
Since 2016
48
Peak year
2024 #7,308
Best rank
#3,255 1952
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Nial first appears in 1915. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,308 |
| 2023 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,850 |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,986 |
| 2021 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,312 |
| 2020 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,812 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,300 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,235 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,543 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,736 |
| 1991 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,641 |
| 1989 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,113 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,731 |
| 1968 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,297 |
| 1957 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 1954 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,076 |
| 1952 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1928 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,279 |
| 1926 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,517 |
| 1923 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,084 |
| 1922 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,604 |
| 1921 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,633 |
| 1915 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,788 |