Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nihal

Gender

Male

Origin

Indian
Content or satisfied.

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nihal

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2941, 42 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #5618, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20254212
20244115
2023327
20222512
20213914
20202211
20193410
20183012
20173717
20163823

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #721, 49 births); most recent 2025 (rank #976, 31 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #1545, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025316
2024495
2023253
2022198
2021173
2020217
2019258
2018233
2017249
201622–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #755, 67 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1323, 25 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202325
202218
202119
202044
201957
201856
201735
201656
201541
201440

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #715, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #602, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #314, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #291, 11 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202311
202212
20216
202010
20197
20188
20177
20168
20158
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence