Nial
Boy4 letters
Unranked
in 2025
0
babies in 2025
#129
best rank (1964)
315
babies since 1964
Nial through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | #518 |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1990 | 3 | #323 |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 6 | #235 |
| 1987 | 3 | #303 |
| 1986 | 8 | #217 |
| 1985 | 7 | #218 |
| 1984 | 14 | #174 |
| 1983 | 13 | #186 |
| 1982 | 11 | #196 |
| 1981 | 15 | #176 |
| 1980 | 15 | #184 |
| 1979 | 9 | #218 |
| 1978 | 11 | #198 |
| 1977 | 7 | #234 |
| 1976 | 20 | #154 |
| 1975 | 15 | #177 |
| 1974 | 16 | #173 |
| 1973 | 8 | #227 |
| 1972 | 26 | #138 |
| 1971 | 12 | #184 |
| 1970 | 20 | #146 |
| 1969 | 16 | #146 |
| 1968 | 9 | #177 |
| 1967 | 7 | #196 |
| 1966 | 12 | #150 |
| 1965 | 5 | #207 |
| 1964 | 16 | #129 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Nial yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Nial | under 3 | 315 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #277 (2000); 6 babies since 2000.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.