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Niels
OriginDanish variation of Nicholas; Dutch diminutive of Cornelius
Meaning"horn"
About Niels
Gives middle-aged Neil a new lease on life.
Pronounced NEELS.
As of October 2026, Niels ranked #6060 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1141 in 1893.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,720 | 21 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Niels on lists
Famous Nielss
- King Niels
Danish king 1104 , 1134
- Niels Bohr
Danish Physicist and Nobel prize winner
- Niels Ryberg Finsen
winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology
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winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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