Nigel has been given to about 12,371 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1994, when 455 babies were given the name, ranking 478th. The typical living American called Nigel is about 29 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.