Niels
Niels was the 6060th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 1141st; the most babies were born in 1957 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 843 places. More babies were named Niels in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,060 boys, up 854 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195731 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,462babies recorded
Niels popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,060 | 15 |
| 2020 | #6,914 | 12 |
| 2010 | #5,409 | 17 |
| 2000 | #5,496 | 13 |
| 1990 | #3,561 | 17 |
| 1980 | #4,046 | 10 |
| 1970 | #2,039 | 20 |
| 1960 | #3,939 | 6 |
| 1950 | #1,691 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,804 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,262 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,716 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Niels, counting every spelling?
Niels has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Niels?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niels (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Niels 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niels.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niels?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Niels are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 19 and 59. That makes Niels mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Niels by state
How common Niels was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Niels: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Niels, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Niels
How popular is the name Niels?
Niels was the 6060th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 1141st; the most babies were born in 1957 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 843 places. More babies were named Niels in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Niels a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Niels in the US.
Where is Niels most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niels was most common in Utah (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.