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nye-al
Niall
OriginIrish
Meaning"cloud"
GenderBoy
About Niall
Variation of Neal
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,150 | 64 | 33.3 |
| 2015 | #2,380 | 55 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | #2,429 | 53 | 27.9 |
| 2017 | #1,908 | 76 | 41.1 |
| 2018 | #1,667 | 96 | 52.9 |
| 2019 | #2,121 | 68 | 37.9 |
| 2020 | #2,128 | 66 | 38.2 |
| 2021 | #1,848 | 84 | 48 |
| 2022 | #1,991 | 77 | 44.1 |
| 2023 | #1,813 | 89 | 52 |
| 2024 | #1,582 | 109 | 63.3 |
| 2025 | #1,706 | 96 | 56.2 |
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