Nijel is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #9375 in 2014 with 8 recorded births. This places Nijel in the bottom 33% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2000 with 20 births ranking #4025. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 14.3%. In 2014, approximately 1 in every 240,055 boys born was named Nijel. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.