UK boy's name
Nyall
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Nyall is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Nyall popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2445, with 8 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 12 births.
This profile covers 148 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1996 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 150 living people in the UK are called Nyall. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Nyall ranked #2445 for boys in England and Wales in 2018, with 8 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 12 boys were registered as Nyall.
- • Nyall ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #669 in 2012.
- • About 150 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nyall as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2445
2018
Births in 2018
8
Latest year
Peak year
1997
12 births
Estimated living
150
2026
Popularity
Nyall over time
The chart below shows babies named Nyall registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Nyall, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 8 births in 2018, compared with 12 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nyall by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nyall was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #2719 | 51 | 7 |
| 2000s | #2105 | 54 | 8 |
| 1990s | #1213 | 43 | 4 |
Geography
Where Nyall is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Nyall. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Nyall ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #669 in 2012.
Across the UK
Nyall in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#669 in 2012
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Nyall
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- Nathan 46,860
- Nicholas 15,983
- Nathaniel 12,151
- Niall 5,746
- Nicolas 3,825
- Nico 3,532
- Nate 2,029
- Nikodem 1,872
- Noel 1,865
- Ned 1,614
- Neo 1,563
FAQ
Nyall: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nyall in the UK right now?
In 2018, Nyall was ranked #2445 for boys in England and Wales, with 8 births registered.
When was Nyall most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 12 babies registered as Nyall in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nyall in the UK?
A total of 148 babies have been registered as Nyall across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Nyall most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Nyall ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #669 in 2012. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.