Nigella

neye-JEH-luh /naɪˈdʒɛlə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Nigella is a very rare variant of Nigel that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Nigella is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2015. Nigella was first reported in SSA data in 2003 and peaked in 2007 (9 births).

About the name Nigella

Pronunciationneye-JEH-luh /naɪˈdʒɛlə/
9peak births 2007
2003first in SSA data

Names similar to Nigella

How popular is Nigella?

Girls named Nigella
2003200520102015
Girls named Nigella per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2003–2015 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2015) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Nigella total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201577#14,090
201455#18,488
200888#13,469
200799#12,385
200655#19,242
200388#12,084