Nigel is an established boys' name that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Nigel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,088 for boy births in the United States (and #4,456 across all names), given to 71 babies. Nigel first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1994 (448 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | — | #2,088 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,205 |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 | — | #2,057 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | — | #2,111 |
| 2021 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,735 |
| 2020 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,865 |
| 2019 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,559 |
| 2018 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,405 |
| 2017 | 150 | 150 | — | #1,227 |
| 2016 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,260 |
| 2015 | 173 | 173 | — | #1,115 |
| 2014 | 155 | 155 | — | #1,195 |
| 2013 | 170 | 170 | — | #1,094 |
| 2012 | 178 | 178 | — | #1,068 |
| 2011 | 194 | 194 | — | #1,003 |
| 2010 | 216 | 216 | — | #935 |
| 2009 | 249 | 249 | — | #859 |
| 2008 | 271 | 271 | — | #811 |
| 2007 | 303 | 303 | — | #742 |
| 2006 | 309 | 309 | — | #709 |
| 2005 | 276 | 276 | — | #735 |
| 2004 | 237 | 237 | — | #766 |
| 2003 | 266 | 266 | — | #708 |
| 2002 | 280 | 280 | — | #668 |
| 2001 | 305 | 305 | — | #623 |
| 2000 | 349 | 349 | — | #577 |
| 1999 | 361 | 361 | — | #557 |
| 1998 | 373 | 373 | — | #537 |
| 1997 | 372 | — | — | #537 |
| 1996 | 383 | — | — | #523 |
| 1995 | 405 | — | — | #507 |
| 1994 | 455 | — | #11,403 | #478 |
| 1993 | 432 | — | — | #488 |
| 1992 | 391 | — | #11,332 | #519 |
| 1991 | 323 | — | #14,699 | #567 |
| 1990 | 315 | — | — | #571 |
| 1989 | 291 | — | #13,850 | #579 |
| 1988 | 240 | — | — | #613 |
| 1987 | 208 | — | — | #636 |
| 1986 | 208 | — | — | #622 |
| 1985 | 200 | — | #10,239 | #632 |
| 1984 | 154 | — | — | #705 |
| 1983 | 161 | — | — | #673 |
| 1982 | 145 | — | — | #721 |
| 1981 | 191 | — | — | #618 |
| 1980 | 165 | — | — | #676 |
| 1979 | 145 | — | — | #720 |
| 1978 | 124 | — | #8,264 | #784 |
| 1977 | 157 | — | #5,772 | #705 |
| 1976 | 123 | — | — | #752 |
| 1975 | 139 | — | #7,714 | #722 |
| 1974 | 98 | — | #6,671 | #848 |
| 1973 | 100 | — | #9,337 | #815 |
| 1972 | 89 | — | — | #854 |
| 1971 | 95 | — | — | #834 |
| 1970 | 56 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1969 | 55 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1968 | 44 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1967 | 44 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1966 | 23 | — | — | #1,641 |
| 1965 | 27 | — | — | #1,504 |
| 1964 | 28 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | — | #1,728 |
| 1962 | 26 | — | — | #1,577 |
| 1961 | 26 | — | — | #1,591 |
| 1960 | 22 | — | — | #1,755 |
| 1959 | 22 | — | — | #1,748 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | — | #1,630 |
| 1957 | 29 | — | — | #1,474 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | — | #2,148 |
| 1955 | 26 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1954 | 20 | — | — | #1,745 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | — | #2,662 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | — | #2,466 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,095 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,716 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #4,067 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,734 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,275 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,420 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #3,056 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,915 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | — | #3,197 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,834 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,813 | — |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #4,671 | — |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,778 | — |