NameTides

Nihal

Nihal was the #2,941 boys' name in the US in 2025 (42 babies), and #976 in England & Wales and #400 in Canada.

Nihal as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nihal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Nihal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,941 (42)#976 (31)——#400 (81)
2024#3,001 (41)#721 (49)——#381 (86)
2023#3,566 (32)#1,139 (25)——#592 (45)
2022#4,184 (25)#1,366 (19)——#554 (49)
2021#3,074 (39)#1,448 (17)——#794 (32)
2020#4,426 (22)#1,230 (21)——#674 (38)
2019#3,347 (34)#1,083 (25)——#744 (33)
2018#3,607 (30)#1,158 (23)——#910 (25)
2017#3,123 (37)#1,146 (24)#602 (4)—#971 (23)
2016#3,059 (38)#1,234 (22)——#847 (28)
2015#2,864 (41)#873 (35)——#978 (22)
2014#2,847 (41)#1,223 (21)—#715 (3)#898 (25)
2013#3,122 (35)#692 (47)——#1,252 (15)
2012#3,530 (30)#1,051 (26)——#1,403 (13)
2011#3,510 (30)#907 (32)#648 (3)—#1,163 (17)

Nihal as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nihal as a girl’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.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Nihal as a girl’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.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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#8,362 (12)#3,705 (6)#3,044 (6)
2024#7,251 (15)#4,193 (5)#1,833 (12)
2023#12,197 (7)#5,688 (3)#2,203 (9)
2022#8,542 (12)#2,889 (8)—
2021#7,630 (14)#5,581 (3)—
2020#8,953 (11)#3,117 (7)—
2019#9,736 (10)#2,869 (8)—
2018#8,617 (12)#5,666 (3)#3,286 (5)
2017#6,808 (17)#2,706 (9)#2,179 (9)
2016#5,622 (23)——
2015#9,481 (11)#5,730 (3)—
2014#8,485 (13)#4,684 (4)—
2013#6,729 (18)#4,739 (4)#3,286 (5)
2012#11,257 (9)#2,717 (9)—
2011#8,196 (14)#1,545 (19)#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,941.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1993.
  • In 2025, 22% of US babies named Nihal were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 40,000 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 40,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 140,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nihal is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 61,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nihal 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: #1,011CAUtah: 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
Nihal (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#34139

Nihal (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
NihalCanadaGirls#3,0446
NihalCanadaBoys#40081
NihalEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
NihalEngland & WalesBoys#97631
NihalIrelandBoys—too few
NihalNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NihalScotlandBoys—too few
NihalUSGirls#8,36212
NihalUSBoys#2,94142