How Many People Are Named Nihar?
An estimated 298 people in the United States have the first name Nihar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Nihar peaked in popularity in 2004 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nihar 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 Nihar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
298
About 1 in 1,150,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2004
21 births
Total Registered
303
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nihar
Nihar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 303 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nihar as a male name
Ranked #11,741 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 2004 (21 births)
Nihar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nihar span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 138 babies were registered. While Nihar is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nihar by Decade
How has Nihar 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.
Nihar by State
Nihar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nihar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nihar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nihar?
We estimate approximately 298 people named Nihar 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 1,150,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Nihar a common name?
Nihar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 303 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nihar most popular?
Nihar reached peak popularity in 2004, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nihar is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nihar a male name?
Nihar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nihar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nihar Smith, Nihar Johnson, Nihar 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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