Niel is a rare variant of Nila that peaked in 1958 and has since faded.
Niel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,333 for boy births in the United States (and #27,460 across all names), given to 5 babies. Niel was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1958 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,333 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #13,586 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #6,730 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #13,503 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,493 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,424 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #7,472 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #11,719 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,831 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,448 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #10,431 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,654 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #8,806 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #6,961 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #11,076 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #12,671 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #10,495 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #9,112 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #5,585 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #7,969 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,459 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,294 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,942 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,849 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #7,565 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,468 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #6,087 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #5,149 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,053 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,688 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,469 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #4,678 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #3,671 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | #3,228 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #3,540 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #2,911 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #5,314 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #3,431 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #3,549 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | #2,423 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #3,118 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | #2,349 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #2,625 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #3,918 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,191 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | #2,254 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #2,819 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | #3,095 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #2,520 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #3,207 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #3,001 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #2,413 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | #1,955 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #2,577 |
| 1965 | 23 | — | #1,657 |
| 1964 | 16 | — | #2,089 |
| 1963 | 17 | — | #2,018 |
| 1962 | 23 | — | #1,699 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | #2,121 |
| 1960 | 22 | — | #1,754 |
| 1959 | 23 | — | #1,696 |
| 1958 | 26 | — | #1,552 |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #1,778 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | #1,801 |
| 1955 | 23 | — | #1,633 |
| 1954 | 21 | — | #1,692 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | #1,574 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | #2,224 |
| 1951 | 20 | — | #1,716 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #1,599 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | #1,744 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | #1,921 |
| 1947 | 23 | — | #1,583 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #1,735 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | #1,565 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #1,950 |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,147 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #1,781 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,292 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | #1,610 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #1,694 |
| 1938 | 19 | — | #1,599 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #1,892 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | #1,858 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #2,209 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,088 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | #2,066 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #1,975 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | #1,753 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #1,872 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,417 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,282 |
| 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 | — | #2,558 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | #2,618 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #2,827 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | #1,958 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,407 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,290 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,430 |