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Nikhil

Boy

Meaning of Nikhil: Sanskrit: 'complete' or 'whole'

Nikhil is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2795th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2795

44 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,404

First recorded 1971 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 25 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 37 babies1984: 37 babies1985: 46 babies1986: 49 babies1987: 67 babies1988: 62 babies1989: 52 babies1990: 46 babies19901991: 73 babies1992: 93 babies1993: 91 babies1994: 86 babies1995: 100 babies1996: 122 babies1997: 129 babies1998: 145 babies1999: 188 babies2000: 183 babies20002001: 193 babies2002: 182 babies2003: 201 babies2004: 204 babies2005: 209 babies2006: 223 babies2007: 261 babies2008: 241 babies2009: 244 babies2010: 192 babies20102011: 190 babies2012: 158 babies2013: 156 babies2014: 173 babies2015: 124 babies2016: 93 babies2017: 90 babies2018: 79 babies2019: 65 babies2020: 70 babies20202021: 68 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 44 babies2024: 53 babies2025: 44 babies
US babies named Nikhil per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 261.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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