NameTides

Nihaal

Nihaal was the #4,139 boys' name in the US in 2025 (25 babies), and #2,269 in England & Wales and #492 in Canada.

Nihaal as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nihaal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Nihaal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,139 (25)#2,269 (10)#492 (61)
2024#4,433 (23)#1,322 (20)#648 (42)
2023#7,289 (11)#2,161 (10)#1,043 (22)
2022#5,215 (18)#3,049 (6)#1,350 (15)
2021#6,335 (13)#2,301 (9)#910 (26)
2020#4,540 (21)#2,076 (10)#1,261 (16)
2019#5,555 (16)#2,104 (10)#1,448 (13)
2018#8,154 (9)#1,991 (11)#1,334 (14)
2017#6,338 (13)#2,052 (11)#1,623 (11)
2016#7,605 (10)#1,903 (12)#1,346 (14)
2015#5,289 (17)#1,786 (13)#1,681 (10)
2014#6,632 (12)#1,935 (11)#1,778 (9)
2013#7,026 (11)#1,920 (11)—
2012—#3,987 (4)#1,781 (9)
2011—#3,300 (5)#1,569 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #4,139.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1999.

How common is it?

about 1 in 67,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nihaal is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 61,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 33,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nihaal by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nihaal (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#60719

Nihaal (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NihaalCanadaBoys#49261
NihaalEngland & WalesGirls—too few
NihaalEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
NihaalUSGirls—too few
NihaalUSBoys#4,13925