NameTides

Nikhil

Nikhil was the #2,833 boys' name in the US in 2025 (44 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Nikhil as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Nikhil as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Nikhil as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,833 (44)#2,133 (11)—#1,718 (12)
2024#2,527 (53)#1,758 (14)—#1,507 (14)
2023#2,848 (44)#2,814 (7)—#1,810 (10)
2022#2,517 (54)#1,609 (15)—#1,653 (11)
2021#2,109 (68)#1,782 (13)—#2,491 (6)
2020#2,024 (70)#1,723 (13)—#1,708 (10)
2019#2,170 (65)#1,506 (16)—#1,634 (11)
2018#1,886 (79)#1,610 (15)—#2,403 (6)
2017#1,725 (90)#1,470 (17)—#1,510 (12)
2016#1,687 (93)#994 (29)—#1,346 (14)
2015#1,388 (124)#856 (36)—#1,577 (11)
2014#1,102 (173)#866 (34)—#1,107 (18)
2013#1,155 (156)#872 (34)#687 (3)#1,109 (18)
2012#1,155 (158)#695 (48)—#904 (24)
2011#1,012 (190)#652 (50)—#773 (29)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #820.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.

How common is it?

about 1 in 38,000 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 38,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nikhil is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 42,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 33,000 to 1 in 54,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nikhil 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: #1,760NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,687CAUtah: 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
Nikhil (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#75315

Nikhil (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
NikhilCanadaBoys#1,71812
NikhilEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
NikhilNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NikhilScotlandBoys—too few
NikhilUSBoys#2,83344