Given name

Niguel

“the champion”

Niguel is a variant of Nigel. In English use, Nigel carries the interpretation “the champion.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Niguel is a variant of Nigel. In English use, Nigel carries the interpretation “the champion.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Niguel through the years

Babies since 1880
153
153 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1998
12 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246820002025Highest share 19980.0
Niguel in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1988–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 209 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Niguel’s family of names

Niguel has a related form in Nigel.

Walk Niguel’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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