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Nijel

Gender
Male
Meaning
Champion From The Irish And Scottish Niall.
Origin
English

Nijel Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 338 baby boys have been named Nijel. The name peaked in 2000 with 20 US births that year (rank #4025).

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5-Letter Names Starting with N

Names with Nijel's exact length and starting letter: Naava, Nabil, Nadav, Nader, Nadia.

Quick Facts About Nijel

5,642
English baby names in our dictionary
3,391
English male names
164
5-letter N-names in our dictionary
288
N-male names total
Not in registry
US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year

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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Nijel against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).

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