as a First Name
Anglicized form of the medieval name Nigellus, a Latinized version (ostensibly representing a diminutive of Latin niger ‘black’) of the vernacular Ni(h)el, i.e. Neil. Although it is frequently found in medieval records, this form was probably not used in everyday life before its revival by antiquarians such as Sir Walter Scott in the 19th century.
| 2,123rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,051
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Nigel per capita
- 1994
- marked the height of its popularity
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12%
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34%
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53%
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