Names / Boy names
Niall
Current rank
#1,706
and rising
All-time peak
#1,578
in 2024
First recorded
1955
in U.S. data
Children named
2,000
since 1955
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,578 in 2024 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Champion (Irish). It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1955. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Across all years, more than 2,000 children have been named this.