Nihal
A unisex name of Arabic origin, meaning crescent moon or achieving one's desires.
Nihal by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Nihal. In the US, 54 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 41 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
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Other names that mean the moon
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