Nigel is a boy's name of English origin meaning “niello, black enamel.” In 2024 it was given to 66 boys in the United States.
Nigel belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “niello, black enamel” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nigel first appears in Social Security records in 1929. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #478 in 1994, and in 2024 66 babies received the name — 12,211 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nigel means “niello, black enamel” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nigel is a boy name. In 2024, 66 babies received the name in the US.
Nigel comes from the English & American tradition.
Nigel first appears in US records in 1929. Its best-ever ranking was #478 in 1994, and 66 babies were given the name in 2024.
Nigel is pronounced /ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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