Masculine dossier · first seen 1955
Niall
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
110
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Niall
How many people are named Niall?
An estimated 2,035 living Americans are named Niall.
How rare is Niall?
Niall is uncommon among babies today, with 96 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 12.7% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Niall?
The median age of a living American named Niall is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 30 years old.
Is Niall still popular?
Yes — Niall is currently rising in popularity, with 96 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Niall most common?
Niall has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.
1955Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
12.7%
2025
96
All-time
2,094
Where it lives now
Niall is most concentrated in New York — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Niall is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.