Is Nikhil a boy or girl name?
Nikhil is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 53 boys were named Nikhil, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,360 US babies named Nikhil were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,537
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nikhil since 1971
- 5,360
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 261 babies
Boys and girls named Nikhil, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,544 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,183 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 90 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 93 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 124 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 158 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 190 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 192 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 244 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 241 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 261 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 223 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 209 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 204 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 201 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 182 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 193 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 183 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 188 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 145 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 129 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 122 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 100 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 86 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 91 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 93 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 62 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 49 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,975 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,349 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,528 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,185 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,501 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,958 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,575 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nikhil reached #813 in 1999. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.