Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Champion
- Irish
- Champion or passionate; variant of Neil
- Scottish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Niall
Pronunciation
ni(a)-ll
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1574, 109 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1699, 96 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 |
| 2024 | 109 |
| 2023 | 89 |
| 2022 | 77 |
| 2021 | 84 |
| 2020 | 66 |
| 2019 | 68 |
| 2018 | 96 |
| 2017 | 76 |
| 2016 | 53 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #106, 462 births); most recent 2025 (rank #746, 46 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 |
| 2024 | 62 |
| 2023 | 57 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2021 | 76 |
| 2020 | 93 |
| 2019 | 94 |
| 2018 | 102 |
| 2017 | 118 |
| 2016 | 111 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #16, 440 births); most recent 2025 (rank #239, 19 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2018 | 37 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2016 | 53 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #92, 65 births); most recent 2025 (rank #367, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2016 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #26, 119 births); most recent 2025 (rank #120, 19 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 33 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #450, 6 births); most recent 2017 (rank #606, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence