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Nikhil
GenderBoy
US Rank#862
Top 1000
NB Rank#8878
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About Nikhil
The name Nikhil is currently ranked #862 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #813 in 1999. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in NIKHIL, NIKHIL, and NIKHIL.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,107 | 173 | 90.1 |
| 2015 | #1,392 | 124 | 64.7 |
| 2016 | #1,691 | 93 | 49 |
| 2017 | #1,732 | 90 | 48.6 |
| 2018 | #1,894 | 79 | 43.5 |
| 2019 | #2,183 | 65 | 36.2 |
| 2020 | #2,037 | 70 | 40.6 |
| 2021 | #2,126 | 68 | 38.9 |
| 2022 | #2,544 | 54 | 30.9 |
| 2023 | #2,875 | 44 | 25.7 |
| 2024 | #2,537 | 53 | 30.8 |
| 2025 | #2,869 | 44 | 25.8 |
World rankings
Famous Nikhils
- Nikhil Korula
Canadian,American singer
- Nikkhil Advani
Indian film producer
- Nikhil Siddharth
Indian actor
- Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee
Indian sitarist
- Nikhil Kumar
Indian politician
Nikhil in pop culture
- Gogol (Nikhil) Ganguli
main character in "The Namesake"
- Nikhil Sharma
character on British soap "Emmerdale"
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