How Many People Are Named Nikhil?
An estimated 5,271 people in the United States have the first name Nikhil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Nikhil peaked in popularity in 2007 with 261 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikhil 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 Nikhil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,271
About 1 in 65,026 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2007
261 births
Total Registered
5,360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikhil
Nikhil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,360 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nikhil as a male name
Ranked #2,537 in 2024
53 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (261 births)
Nikhil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikhil span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,141 babies were registered. Nikhil has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikhil by Decade
How has Nikhil 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.
Nikhil by State
Birth registrations for Nikhil span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, Wisconsin. On average, about 188 Nikhils were registered per state.
Nikhil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikhil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikhil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikhil?
We estimate approximately 5,271 people named Nikhil 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 65,026 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikhil a common name?
Nikhil is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikhil most popular?
Nikhil reached peak popularity in 2007, when 261 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikhil is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikhil a male name?
Nikhil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikhil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikhil Smith, Nikhil Johnson, Nikhil 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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