Names / Girl names
Nigella
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#12,084
in 2003
First recorded
2003
in U.S. data
Children named
42
since 2003
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #12,084 in 2003 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Nigella flower. Stateside, it first appears in 2003. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 42 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.