Niguel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nee-GEL
Niguel is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Niguel come from?
Perhaps a respelling of Miguel, or from the California place name Laguna Niguel
Is Niguel a girl's or a boy's name?
Niguel is a boys' name.
How popular is Niguel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Niguel in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niguel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
Names like Niguel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marquez Miguel Juancarlos Samuel Luca Osvaldo Paolo Moses Miguelangel Josue Pablo Manuel
Names related to Niguel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Niguel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niguel, updated 20 October 2026.