Niel Popularity by Year
Follow Niel across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Niel birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 5 | #12,008 | Up 231 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 5 | #12,239 | Down 5,760 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 13 | #6,479 | Up 5,667 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 5 | #12,146 | Down 3,257 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 8 | #8,889 | Up 781 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 7 | #9,670 | Down 2,513 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 11 | #7,157 | Up 3,560 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Down 2,599 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 9 | #8,118 | Up 2,652 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Down 1,170 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 7 | #9,600 | Up 93 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 7 | #9,693 | Up 171 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 7 | #9,864 | Down 1,540 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 9 | #8,324 | Down 1,702 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 12 | #6,622 | Up 3,529 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 6 | #10,151 | Up 1,205 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 5 | #11,356 | Down 1,775 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 6 | #9,581 | Down 1,125 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 7 | #8,456 | Down 3,066 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 13 | #5,390 | Up 2,026 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 8 | #7,416 | Up 458 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 7 | #7,874 | Up 605 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 6 | #8,479 | Down 369 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 6 | #8,110 | Down 2,575 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 10 | #5,535 | Up 1,457 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 7 | #6,992 | Down 2,702 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 14 | #4,290 | Up 1,481 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 9 | #5,771 | Down 899 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 11 | #4,872 | Up 1,647 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 7 | #6,519 | Down 1,137 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 9 | #5,382 | Down 217 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 9 | #5,165 | Down 715 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 10 | #4,450 | Down 929 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 13 | #3,521 | Down 390 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 15 | #3,131 | Up 270 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 13 | #3,401 | Down 577 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 16 | #2,824 | Up 2,083 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 7 | #4,907 | Down 1,625 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 13 | #3,282 | Up 130 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 12 | #3,412 | Down 1,045 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 21 | #2,367 | Up 651 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 14 | #3,018 | Down 739 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 20 | #2,279 | Up 277 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 17 | #2,556 | Up 1,168 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 9 | #3,724 | Up 217 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 8 | #3,941 | Down 1,742 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 19 | #2,199 | Up 517 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 13 | #2,716 | Up 275 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 11 | #2,991 | Down 527 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 15 | #2,464 | Up 607 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 10 | #3,071 | Down 210 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 10 | #2,861 | Down 550 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 13 | #2,311 | Down 405 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 17 | #1,906 | Up 559 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 11 | #2,465 | Down 840 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 23 | #1,625 | Up 415 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 16 | #2,040 | Down 83 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 17 | #1,957 | Down 288 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 23 | #1,669 | Up 401 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 16 | #2,070 | Down 342 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 22 | #1,728 | Down 63 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 23 | #1,665 | Down 131 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 26 | #1,534 | Up 217 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 21 | #1,751 | Up 14 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 20 | #1,765 | Down 154 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 23 | #1,611 | Up 57 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 21 | #1,668 | Down 117 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 24 | #1,551 | Up 602 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 13 | #2,153 | Down 470 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 20 | #1,683 | Down 111 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 22 | #1,572 | Up 130 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 19 | #1,702 | Up 179 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 16 | #1,881 | Down 326 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 23 | #1,555 | Up 137 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 18 | #1,692 | Down 156 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 19 | #1,536 | Up 354 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 14 | #1,890 | Up 184 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 13 | #2,074 | Down 344 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 17 | #1,730 | Up 477 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 11 | #2,207 | Down 634 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 19 | #1,573 | Up 63 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 17 | #1,636 | Down 77 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 19 | #1,559 | Up 269 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 15 | #1,828 | Down 27 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 15 | #1,801 | Up 326 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 12 | #2,127 | Down 105 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 13 | #2,022 | Down 25 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 13 | #1,997 | Down 75 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 15 | #1,922 | Down 229 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 18 | #1,693 | Up 128 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 17 | #1,821 | Up 496 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 12 | #2,317 | Up 759 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 8 | #3,076 | Down 778 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 13 | #2,298 | Down 317 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 16 | #1,981 | Up 955 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 9 | #2,936 | Up 569 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 7 | #3,505 | Down 330 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 8 | #3,175 | Down 161 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 9 | #3,014 | Down 862 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 15 | #2,152 | Up 307 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 12 | #2,459 | Up 52 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 11 | #2,511 | Up 188 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 10 | #2,699 | Down 799 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 16 | #1,900 | Up 1,277 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 7 | #3,177 | Down 95 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 7 | #3,082 | Down 809 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 7 | #2,273 | — |