Nihal
Nihal was the 2971st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2875th; the most babies were born in 2025 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 71 places. More babies were named Nihal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,971 boys, up 1,536 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- 25% girls, 75% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202542 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,063babies recorded
Nihal popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,721 | #2,971 | 12 | 42 |
| 2020 | #9,376 | #4,507 | 11 | 22 |
| 2010 | #16,411 | #3,870 | 6 | 27 |
| 2000 | — | #4,167 | — | 19 |
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How popular is Nihal, counting every spelling?
Nihal is the most common spelling of a name family that had 67 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nihal | 42 | #2,971 | 179 |
| Nihaal | 25 | #4,216 | 90 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nihal?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nihal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nihal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nihal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nihal?
About 800 people born in the US named Nihal are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Nihal a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nihal by state
How common Nihal was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.2×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nihal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nihal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nihal
How popular is the name Nihal?
Nihal was the 2971st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2875th; the most babies were born in 2025 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 71 places. More babies were named Nihal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nihal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 25% girls, 75% boys given the name Nihal in the US.
Where is Nihal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nihal was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.