Niel
Boy · NEEL · Irish
Niel is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Niel mean?
Irish: variant spelling of Neil, from Irish Niall
Variant of Neil; the Irish Niall was borne by the legendary high king Niall of the Nine Hostages.
- Say it
- NEEL
Is Niel a girl's or a boy's name?
Niel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Niel, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1958, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Niel in the US since 1880 were born between 1941 and 1981, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 401 boys in the US were given Niel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #646, up from #12,003 for this spelling alone.
Niel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,197 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,668 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,727 |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,664 |
| 1958 | 26 | #1,533 |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,764 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,610 |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,667 |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,550 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,682 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,571 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,701 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,880 |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,554 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,535 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,889 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,073 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,207 |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,573 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,636 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,559 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,828 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,127 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,022 |
| 1933 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,922 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,693 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,821 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,074 |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,298 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,013 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,458 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,698 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,899 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,176 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,272 |
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