Niel Name Popularity

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How popular is Niel?

The rare name Niel was the 10,358th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Niel, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Position 1549, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1958 with 26 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Niel in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Niel occurred roughly during the years 1935-1938, and 1969-1974, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1949-1952.

Where is the name Niel popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The popularity trend for Niel has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Niel has dropped.

The name Niel is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Niel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	10,358
2017		< 5	--
2016		11	7,449
2015		< 5	--
2014		6	11,699
2013		9	8,559
2012		6	11,811
2011		7	10,436
2010		7	10,424
2009		7	10,647
2008		9	8,800
2007		12	6,957
2006		< 5	--
2005		6	11,071
2004		5	12,664
2003		6	10,491
2002		7	9,111
2001		13	5,583
2000		8	7,966
1999		7	8,456
1998		6	9,291
1997		6	8,940
1996		10	5,846
1995		7	7,561
1994		14	4,466
1993		9	6,083
1992		11	5,149
1991		7	7,052
1990		9	5,685
1989		9	5,469
1988		10	4,676
1987		13	3,670
1986		15	3,228
1985		13	3,540
1984		16	2,908
1983		7	5,310
1982		13	3,427
1981		12	3,549
1980		21	2,424
1979		14	3,117
1978		20	2,349
1977		17	2,627
1976		9	3,917
1975		8	4,183
1974		19	2,255
1973		13	2,821
1972		12	2,946
1971		15	2,519
1970		10	3,209
1969		10	3,002
1968		13	2,412
1967		17	1,954
1966		11	2,576
1965		23	1,656
1964		16	2,088
1963		17	2,016
1962		23	1,700
1961		16	2,120
1960		22	1,758
1959		23	1,694
1958		26	1,549
1957		21	1,779
1956		20	1,804
1955		23	1,633
1954		21	1,691
1953		24	1,575
1952		13	2,225
1951		20	1,716
1950		22	1,599
1949		19	1,743
1948		16	1,921
1947		23	1,583
1946		18	1,736
1945		19	1,564
1944		14	1,950
1943		13	2,145
1942		17	1,779
1941		11	2,294
1940		19	1,610
1939		17	1,695
1938		19	1,600
1937		15	1,891
1936		15	1,858
1935		12	2,209
1934		13	2,088
1933		13	2,066
1932		15	1,975
1931		18	1,751
1930		17	1,872
1929		12	2,418
1928		8	3,283
1927		13	2,379
1926		16	2,050
1925		9	3,072
1924		7	3,742
1923		8	3,373
1922		9	3,172
1921		15	2,232
1920		12	2,559
1919		11	2,617
1918		10	2,827
1917		16	1,958
1916		7	3,407
1915		7	3,290
1914		< 5	--
1913		7	2,430
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.