Nygel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NYE-jel
- Origin
- Irish
Nygel is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nygel mean?
Irish: respelling of Nigel, a medieval Latinised form of Irish Niall
Variant spelling of Nigel, a name the Normans brought to England, ultimately from Irish Niall.
Is Nygel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nygel is a boys' name.
How popular is Nygel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Nygel in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nygel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
Names like Nygel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Aiden, Axel, Keegan, Connor, Declan, Noah, Ronan, Kian, Nolan, Rowan, Logan
Names related to Nygel
More Irish names
Oscar, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Ryan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin, Sloane
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, “Nygel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nygel, updated 20 October 2026.