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Niall

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Niall is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 109 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1090.01% of boys
Peak year
2024109 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1955
1,995people given the name
Babies named Niall, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,995 boys have been named Niall in the United States since 1955, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 109 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 29%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Niall
1950s24
1960s68
1970s101
1980s140
1990s334
2000s327
2010s576
2020s425

In 2024, its biggest year

Niall was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Niall

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

Other spellings in the data

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.