Nirel
Nirel (transl. Shadow) is a 2014 Indian Tulu-language film directed by Ranjith Bajpe starring Anoop Sagar, Varuna Shetty, and Deepthi Sailan. This will be the first Tulu film produced overseas and shot completely in the Gulf region.
Meaning & Origin of Nirel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nirel (transl. Shadow) is a 2014 Indian Tulu-language film directed by Ranjith Bajpe starring Anoop Sagar, Varuna Shetty, and Deepthi Sailan. This will be the first Tulu film produced overseas and shot completely in the Gulf region.
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The Story of Nirel
As a girl name
Nirel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 12 Nirels were born — ranking #8,883 that year. As of 2026, Nirel ranks #12,274 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 73 Nirels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nirel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2006, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 7 Nirels were born — ranking #9,864 that year. As of 2026, Nirel ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Nirels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nirel
Nirel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Nirel's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #8,883. Use the chart and map above to compare Nirel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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