Masculine dossier · first seen 1929
Nigel
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1994
Peak era
1994
Peak births
448
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Nigel
How many people are named Nigel?
An estimated 11,787 living Americans are named Nigel.
How rare is Nigel?
Nigel is uncommon among babies today, with 71 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 84.2% from its 1994 peak.
How old is the typical Nigel?
The median age of a living American named Nigel is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 38 years old.
Is Nigel still popular?
Not especially. Nigel has been declining since its 1994 peak and registered 71 births in 2025.
Where is Nigel most common?
Nigel has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1929Peak 19942025
Peak year
1994
Decline from peak
84.2%
2025
71
All-time
12,286
Where it lives now
Nigel is most concentrated in Maryland — about 3.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Nigel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.