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Nigel

Boy Latin #2055 in 2023

Nigel is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Nigel

English form of Nigellus, from nigellus, diminutive of niger, particularly used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Néel and Neil.

Popularity of Nigel

Popularity, 1929–2023

73 births in 2023

1929 2023

12,145 U.S. births recorded from 1929–2023.

Peak year

1994

447 babies

First recorded

1929

94 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Nicholas, from Nicholas, from Nīcolāus, from Νικόλαος

Rival; industrious

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.