Nikhil
Nikhil was the 2869th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 813th; the most babies were born in 2007 (261). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,476 places. More babies were named Nikhil in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,869 boys, down 830 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007261 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,404babies recorded
Nikhil popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,869 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,039 | 70 |
| 2010 | #1,016 | 192 |
| 2000 | #867 | 183 |
| 1990 | #1,746 | 46 |
| 1980 | #2,263 | 23 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nikhil, counting every spelling?
Nikhil has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nikhil?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nikhil (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nikhil 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 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nikhil.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nikhil?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Nikhil are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 28. That makes Nikhil mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Nikhil by state
How common Nikhil was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Nikhil
How popular is the name Nikhil?
Nikhil was the 2869th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 813th; the most babies were born in 2007 (261). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,476 places. More babies were named Nikhil in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nikhil a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nikhil in the US.
Where is Nikhil most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nikhil was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New Jersey.