Nigella is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #14083 in 2015 with 7 recorded births. This places Nigella in the bottom 26% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2007 with 9 births ranking #12384. In 2015, approximately 1 in every 254,951 girls born was named Nigella. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.