Nijel is a rare variant of Nigel that peaked in 2000 and has since faded.
Nijel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Nijel first appears in 1987 and peaked in 2000 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,883 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #10,280 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #13,556 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,997 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #13,683 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #10,413 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,377 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,674 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,917 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,596 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #8,125 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #6,308 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #5,150 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,360 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #6,978 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,708 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #7,091 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #5,635 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #5,070 |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #4,024 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #3,940 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #4,579 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,468 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,721 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #5,029 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #5,763 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #4,914 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #6,002 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,054 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,689 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,470 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,713 |