boy's name

Nihar

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 306

Nihar is a boy's name. In 2019 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2004, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1978.

Nihar over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

138
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Nihar by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 6
1980s 18
1990s 59
2000s 138
2010s 82

How popular is Nihar?

In 2019, Nihar was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nihar is used

England & Wales #5,419 3 in 2007
United States #11,870 6 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Nihar

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nihar also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nihar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nihar

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nihar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nihar

How popular is the name Nihar?

In 2019, Nihar was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nihar a girl's or a boy's name?

Nihar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Nihar most popular?

Nihar peaked in 2004, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.