Nihal
Rank in 2025
#8362
recorded as girls
#2941
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
54
girls 12 · boys 42
Peak year
2025
42 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,063
since 1993
Born a Nihal? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Nihal was most popular in 2025, when 42 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 42 babies were named Nihal, ranking #2941 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 37%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 8362 | 42 | 2941 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7251 | 41 | 3001 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12197 | 32 | 3566 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8542 | 25 | 4184 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7630 | 39 | 3074 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8953 | 22 | 4426 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9736 | 34 | 3347 |
| 2018 | 12 | 8617 | 30 | 3607 |
| 2017 | 17 | 6808 | 37 | 3123 |
| 2016 | 23 | 5622 | 38 | 3059 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9481 | 41 | 2864 |
| 2014 | 13 | 8485 | 41 | 2847 |
| 2013 | 18 | 6729 | 35 | 3122 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11257 | 30 | 3530 |
| 2011 | 14 | 8196 | 30 | 3510 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14959 | 27 | 3812 |
| 2009 | 8 | 12429 | 28 | 3721 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15405 | 25 | 4044 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11630 | 25 | 4011 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 18 | 4865 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 34 | 3022 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 31 | 3158 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 18 | 4426 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 13 | 5395 |
| 2001 | 5 | 15352 | 24 | 3512 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 19 | 4066 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 12 | 5317 |
| 1998 | 6 | 12426 | 6 | 8479 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 6 | 8110 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 6 | 7971 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 9 | 5928 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 7 | 6816 |
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Where Nihal is most popular
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Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 22% · boys 78% across all years