boy's name

Nuel

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 91

Nuel is a boy's name. In 1938 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1926, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.

Nuel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1938, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nuel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 22
1920s 45
1930s (to 1938) 21

How popular is Nuel?

In 1938, Nuel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nuel is used

United States #3,790 5 in 1938
England & Wales #5,703 3 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nuel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nuel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nuel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nuel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nuel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nuel

How popular is the name Nuel?

In 1938, Nuel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nuel a girl's or a boy's name?

Nuel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Nuel most popular?

Nuel peaked in 1926, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.