How Many People Are Named Niegel?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Niegel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Niegel peaked in popularity in 1994 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niegel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Niegel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Niegel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1994
7 births
Total Registered
29
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niegel
Niegel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 29 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Niegel as a male name
Ranked #10,284 in 2002
6 male births in 2002
Peak: 1994 (7 births)
Niegel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niegel span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 13 babies were registered. While Niegel is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niegel by Decade
How has Niegel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Niegel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niegel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niegel
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niegel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niegel?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Niegel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Niegel a common name?
Niegel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niegel most popular?
Niegel reached peak popularity in 1994, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niegel is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niegel a male name?
Niegel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niegel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niegel Smith, Niegel Johnson, Niegel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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