Male name
Nigel
433 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2005. Expression number: 11.
Origin
English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“black”), used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Old Irish Níall, from which the former is derived via Old Norse Njáll. Compare Neil.From Wiktionary, entry “Nigel”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2005: 33 births. 433 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It is still given: 23 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1994: 455 births. 12,371 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It really came into use around 1954. It is still given: 375 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1975: 128 births. 1,935 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. At its peak, it ranked 67th among boys' names in 1975. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
5 + 9 + 7 + 5 + 3 = 29 → 11
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
5
freedom, change, movement
9 + 5 = 14 → 5
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 7 + 3 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.