Nihaal
#10,971 most common boys' name of all time · #27,878 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1999–2025
Rank among boys
#10,971
Rank overall
#27,878 of 105,966
First appeared
1999
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
232
Since 2016
164
Peak year
2025 #4,215
Best rank
#4,215 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 25/yr
Nihaal first appears in 1999. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,215 |
| 2024 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,521 |
| 2023 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,553 |
| 2022 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,365 |
| 2021 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,567 |
| 2020 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,659 |
| 2019 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,750 |
| 2018 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,566 |
| 2017 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,581 |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #7,979 |
| 2015 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,467 |
| 2014 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,934 |
| 2013 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,400 |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,636 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,621 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,550 |
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,712 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,493 |