Niel is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #10496 in 2003 with 6 recorded births. This places Niel in the bottom 18% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 13 births ranking #5585. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 40.0%. In 2003, approximately 1 in every 329,212 boys born was named Niel. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.