Niall

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Niall Horan

Irish singer-songwriter

Choose Niall and your child shares a first name with Niall Horan, an Irish singer-songwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Niall, like who?” Niall Horan's Wikipedia article is available in 57 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 17,794 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Niall, 96 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Niall would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNiall first shows up in US birth records in 1955, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 70 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #1,573.
• 📈Then vs nowNiall is 3.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 53,191 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 17,794.
• 🚀TrendNiall has climbed 414 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,699. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedNiall is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #789, followed by Pennsylvania (#913). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.

About the name Niall

Niall is a boy name of Celtic, Gaelic and Irish origin. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with N and ending in “-all”. US birth records list Niall for boys from 1955 to 2025, in 68 of those 71 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #1,573 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,699, with 96 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesGaelic namesIrish names