Given name
Nijel
“the champion”
Nijel is a variant of Nigel. In English use, Nigel carries the interpretation “the champion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nijel 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 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nijel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 338
- 338 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −82%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 278 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nijel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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