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Nial

male

Nial.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #129 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2020, ranging from #953 to #4812.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200820092010201220142016201720182020#953#4812
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#1235
1997#2022
1998#1000
1999#1199
2000#953
2001#1286
2002#1651
2003#1962
2004#3651
2005#2418
2006#3385
2008#2775
2009#2318
2010#4678
2012#4805
2014#3362
2016#4810
2017#4812
2018#3412
2020#4608

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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