Nihal
Girl and boy name
Nihal meaning
Happy, Prosperous, Exalted, Pleased.
Nihal at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- نهالAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,989 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #7,223 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Nihal popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #6,813 | 7 |
| 2000 | #4,066 | 19 |
| 2010 | #3,812 | 27 |
| 2014 | #2,846 | 41 |
| 2020 | #4,425 | 22 |
| 2024 | #2,989 | 41 |
All 31 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #6,813 | 7 |
| 1995 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1996 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1997 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1998 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1999 | #5,317 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,066 | 19 |
| 2001 | #3,512 | 24 |
| 2002 | #5,395 | 13 |
| 2003 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2004 | #3,156 | 31 |
| 2005 | #3,022 | 34 |
| 2006 | #4,865 | 18 |
| 2007 | #4,011 | 25 |
| 2008 | #4,044 | 25 |
| 2009 | #3,719 | 28 |
| 2010 | #3,812 | 27 |
| 2011 | #3,510 | 30 |
| 2012 | #3,530 | 30 |
| 2013 | #3,122 | 35 |
| 2014 | #2,846 | 41 |
| 2015 | #2,863 | 41 |
| 2016 | #3,057 | 38 |
| 2017 | #3,122 | 37 |
| 2018 | #3,606 | 30 |
| 2019 | #3,345 | 34 |
| 2020 | #4,425 | 22 |
| 2021 | #3,073 | 39 |
| 2022 | #4,181 | 25 |
| 2023 | #3,558 | 32 |
| 2024 | #2,989 | 41 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | #12,425 | 6 |
| 2010 | #14,958 | 6 |
| 2016 | #5,618 | 23 |
| 2020 | #8,947 | 11 |
| 2024 | #7,223 | 15 |
All 20 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | #12,425 | 6 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 |
| 2007 | #11,629 | 9 |
| 2008 | #15,404 | 6 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 |
| 2010 | #14,958 | 6 |
| 2011 | #8,194 | 14 |
| 2012 | #11,255 | 9 |
| 2013 | #6,728 | 18 |
| 2014 | #8,483 | 13 |
| 2015 | #9,478 | 11 |
| 2016 | #5,618 | 23 |
| 2017 | #6,807 | 17 |
| 2018 | #8,613 | 12 |
| 2019 | #9,732 | 10 |
| 2020 | #8,947 | 11 |
| 2021 | #7,621 | 14 |
| 2022 | #8,535 | 12 |
| 2023 | #12,180 | 7 |
| 2024 | #7,223 | 15 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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