How Many People Are Named Nikil?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Nikil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Nikil peaked in popularity in 2005 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikil 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 Nikil paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nikil is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2005
8 births
Total Registered
30
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikil
Nikil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 30 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nikil as a male name
Ranked #11,934 in 2007
6 male births in 2007
Peak: 2005 (8 births)
Nikil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikil span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 19 babies were registered. Nikil remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nikil by Decade
How has Nikil 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.
Nikil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nikil
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nikil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikil?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Nikil 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 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikil a common name?
Nikil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikil most popular?
Nikil reached peak popularity in 2005, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikil is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikil a male name?
Nikil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikil Smith, Nikil Johnson, Nikil 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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