girl's name
Nihel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 1,045
France
#903
2025 births
Nihel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in France, ranking #903. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2016, when 85 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 14,737 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1985.
Nihel over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 40 |
| 2000s | 135 |
| 2010s | 605 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 255 |
How popular is Nihel?
In 2025, Nihel was given to 40 babies in France, ranking #903 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Nihel is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Nihel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nihël | Nihël is a rare spelling of Nihel, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Nihel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nihel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nihel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nihel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nihel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nihel
Is Nihel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nihel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nihel most popular?
Nihel peaked in 2016, when 85 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nihel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nihel currently ranks #903 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.