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Niels

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Niels: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2016

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2016, ranging from #1642 to #4678.199820002002200420052007200820102016#1642#4678
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#1642
2000#3036
2002#2636
2004#3009
2005#2418
2007#4333
2008#4432
2010#4678
2016#4023

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 64 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2016: #396 among boys in Norway, #4023 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #233 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #471 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #201 in Norway in 1959.

Niels's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#24186HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#16427HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4715HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4306HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#3917HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4066HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#33911HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4825HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#5114HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#3969HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5175HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4427HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5584HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#3818HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#5135HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5654HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4836HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4108HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5864HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5595HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4727HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6304HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#40311HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5067HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5217HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4758HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5576HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5955HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5985HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4469HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4748HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4379HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4718HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4917HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5186HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#35412HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#35712HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#6054HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#29016HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#29715HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#33612HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#31513HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5105HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#3988HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#27015HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#24518HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#27114HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#23219HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#27313HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#21818HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#23516HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#20120HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#25513HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#24813HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#27111HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#2899HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#24412HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#24013HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#23213HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#2839HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#21716HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#25011HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#26710HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#22314HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#23813HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#23313HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Niels is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Niels, between 1945 and 2025, in 68 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202564#201 in 1959
England and Wales1998–20169#1642 in 1998

Its high point came 39 years earlier in Norway (1959) than in England and Wales (1998).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1993; it appears again in 1997.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #201 in Norway in 1959. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.