Nikhil

A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning whole, complete, entire.

Babies a year
90
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2133
11 babies

Nikhil by the numbers

In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Nikhil. In the US, 90 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 261 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nikhil. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nihalcrescent moon or achieving one's desires31 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nithinshining; radiant8 in the US (2017)
  • Nihitnight, darkness4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nishal6 in the US (2017)
  • Nahil5 in the US (2017)
  • Nakhi5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Nikhil

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