Nijel
#9,068 most common boys' name of all time · #22,904 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1987–2022
Rank among boys
#9,068
Rank overall
#22,904 of 105,966
First appeared
1987
Years on the list
32 of 146
All-time
338
Since 2016
40
Peak year
2000 #4,034
Best rank
#3,959 1999
Girls
Boys
peak 20/yr
Nijel first appears in 1987. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,348 |
| 2020 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,963 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,796 |
| 2018 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,858 |
| 2017 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,885 |
| 2016 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,057 |
| 2014 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,135 |
| 2012 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,473 |
| 2011 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,770 |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,450 |
| 2009 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,988 |
| 2008 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,230 |
| 2007 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,132 |
| 2006 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,284 |
| 2005 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,893 |
| 2004 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,706 |
| 2003 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,036 |
| 2002 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,609 |
| 2001 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 2000 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,034 |
| 1999 | — | 19 | 19 | #3,959 |
| 1998 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,583 |
| 1997 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,446 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,680 |
| 1995 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,057 |
| 1994 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,787 |
| 1993 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,968 |
| 1992 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,053 |
| 1991 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,103 |
| 1990 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,771 |
| 1989 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,586 |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,926 |