How Many People Are Named Nygel?
An estimated 512 people in the United States have the first name Nygel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Nygel peaked in popularity in 1999 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nygel 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 Nygel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
512
About 1 in 669,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1999
28 births
Total Registered
520
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nygel
Nygel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 520 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nygel as a male name
Ranked #13,594 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1999 (28 births)
Nygel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nygel span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 186 babies were registered. Nygel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nygel by Decade
How has Nygel 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.
Nygel by State
Nygel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nygel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nygel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nygel?
We estimate approximately 512 people named Nygel 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 669,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Nygel a common name?
Nygel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 520 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nygel most popular?
Nygel reached peak popularity in 1999, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nygel is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nygel a male name?
Nygel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nygel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nygel Smith, Nygel Johnson, Nygel 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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