England and Wales
The following table shows the number of boys given the first name Nigel in
specific years in England and Wales. Numbers peaked in about 1963.[7][8][9]
In 1964 it was the 23rd most popular boys' name.[10] By 2016 the number of
boys named Nigel had dropped below 3, the minimum number reported by the ONS
.[11]
Year Number
1840 1
1850 2
1860 1
1870 7
1880 8
1890 10
1900 18
1910 24
1920 71
1930 164
1940 445
1950 1943
1960 4383
1963 5529
1970 2469
1980 413
1990 125
2000 25
2010 18
2015 9
