How Many People Are Named Nakul?
An estimated 197 people in the United States have the first name Nakul. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nakul peaked in popularity in 2004 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nakul as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nakul paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
197
About 1 in 1,739,870 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2004
15 births
Total Registered
200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nakul
Nakul is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 200 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nakul as a male name
Ranked #8,703 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 2004 (15 births)
Nakul: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nakul span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 93 babies were registered. Nakul has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nakul by Decade
How has Nakul tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nakul + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nakul as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nakul
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Nakul: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nakul?
We estimate approximately 197 people named Nakul are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,739,870 Americans share this first name.
Is Nakul a common name?
Nakul is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nakul most popular?
Nakul reached peak popularity in 2004, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nakul is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nakul a male name?
Nakul is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nakul Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nakul Smith, Nakul Johnson, Nakul Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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