boy's name
Nihaan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 130
Nihaan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2015.
Nihaan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 39 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 64 |
How popular is Nihaan?
In 2025, Nihaan was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nihaan 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 Nihaan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nihaan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nihaan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nihaan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nihaan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nihaan
How popular is the name Nihaan?
In 2025, Nihaan was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nihaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nihaan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nihaan most popular?
Nihaan peaked in 2022, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nihaan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nihaan currently ranks #2,830 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.