The baby name Nigel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1955 to 2024. It was most popular in 1994 with 492 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Nigel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1960 | 7 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 8 |
| 1967 | 9 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 16 |
| 1970 | 23 |
| 1971 | 49 |
| 1972 | 46 |
| 1973 | 44 |
| 1974 | 55 |
| 1975 | 38 |
| 1976 | 54 |
| 1977 | 86 |
| 1978 | 62 |
| 1979 | 127 |
| 1980 | 111 |
| 1981 | 156 |
| 1982 | 98 |
| 1983 | 105 |
| 1984 | 121 |
| 1985 | 149 |
| 1986 | 158 |
| 1987 | 141 |
| 1988 | 175 |
| 1989 | 220 |
| 1990 | 261 |
| 1991 | 288 |
| 1992 | 426 |
| 1993 | 467 |
| 1994 | 492 |
| 1995 | 443 |
| 1996 | 407 |
| 1997 | 405 |
| 1998 | 420 |
| 1999 | 397 |
| 2000 | 385 |
| 2001 | 305 |
| 2002 | 314 |
| 2003 | 257 |
| 2004 | 289 |
| 2005 | 310 |
| 2006 | 334 |
| 2007 | 282 |
| 2008 | 284 |
| 2009 | 257 |
| 2010 | 185 |
| 2011 | 170 |
| 2012 | 184 |
| 2013 | 152 |
| 2014 | 179 |
| 2015 | 220 |
| 2016 | 149 |
| 2017 | 117 |
| 2018 | 109 |
| 2019 | 60 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 68 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2024 | 41 |