Is Nihal a boy or girl name?

Nihal is a unisex name. Of the 1,063 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 22.4% were girls and 77.6% were boys.

Nihal

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Nihal was most popular in 2016, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,896 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,063 people named Nihal.

Nihal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nihal’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nihal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nihal is a unisex name — 22.4% of the 1,063 Americans given it were girls and 77.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 28% girls and 72% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nihal

Where Nihal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org