Niall
Niall was the 1706th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1578th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 674 places. More babies were named Niall in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,706 boys, up 423 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 96boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,094babies recorded
Niall popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,706 | 96 |
| 2020 | #2,129 | 66 |
| 2010 | #5,182 | 18 |
| 2000 | #2,563 | 37 |
| 1990 | #2,597 | 26 |
| 1980 | #3,771 | 11 |
| 1970 | #2,595 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,937 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Niall, counting every spelling?
Niall is a spelling of Nile, a name family that ranked #972 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,706 for Niall on its own. Together these spellings went to 223 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Niall?
96 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niall (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Niall born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 87 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niall.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niall?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Niall are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 30. That makes Niall mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Niall by state
How common Niall was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.1×), New York (1.7×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Niall: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Niall, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Niall
How popular is the name Niall?
Niall was the 1706th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1578th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 674 places. More babies were named Niall in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Niall a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Niall in the US.
Where is Niall most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niall was most common in Pennsylvania (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Massachusetts.