Nirel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nee-REL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Nirel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “light of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Nirel mean?
Hebrew: Israeli name, from nir + El 'God'
“light of God”
Is Nirel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nirel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 8 boys in the UK.
How popular is Nirel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 500% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Nirel, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. 3 girls were also named Nirel in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Nirel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
Names like Nirel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel, Abel, Ezra, Rowan, Levi, Omar, Noah, Rory, Asher, Jesse, Ronan, Nico
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nirel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nirel, updated 20 October 2026.