Niels - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Niels \ni(e)-ls\ is of Danish origin. Variant of Neil (Irish, Gaelic) "champion".

Baby names that sound like Niels are Nels and Nils. Other similar baby names are Niel, Noel, Neely, Neel, Mills, Niles, Nile, Niall, Nial, Neils, Nilos, Nikos, Niklos, Niklas, Nicos, Sills and Wills.

Niels is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Niels. Click here to compare Niels with related baby names.