How Many People Are Named Nihal?
people named Nihal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 324,582 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,063 babies named Nihal in Social Security records from 1993 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
61 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nihal, 22.5% were girls and 77.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nihal rose from 10.6% in the 2000s to 26.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nihal alive today is about 12 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nihal first appears in the records in 1993 and was given most often in 2016, to 61 babies. In 2025, 54 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1993 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nihal has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,873, in 2014. In 2025 it ranked #2,970. Among girls, its best rank was #5,745, in 2016.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,970 | #8,719 |
| Best rank | #2,873 (2014) | #5,745 (2016) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,263 in the 2010s | #8,388 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nihal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nihal were born in California than in any other state: about 192 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nihal was given about 6.1 times as often in California.
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