boy's name
Nihaal
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 660
Canada
#666
2024 births
Nihaal is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Nihaal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 17 |
| 2010s | 99 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 111 |
How popular is Nihaal?
In 2025, Nihaal was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nihaal is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nihaal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nihaal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nihaal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nihaal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nihaal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nihaal
How popular is the name Nihaal?
In 2025, Nihaal was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nihaal a girl's or a boy's name?
Nihaal is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nihaal most popular?
Nihaal peaked in 2025, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nihaal a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nihaal currently ranks #666 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.