Nishal
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Nishal by the numbers
Nishal was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Nishal
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nishal. 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)
- Nishansign, mark, or symbol; variant of Nishaan6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nischalfearless, motionless, steady5 in the US (2017)
- Nikhilwhole, complete, entire90 in the US (2017)
- Nishaansign, mark, or symbol8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nehalgift or blessing9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Nishal
Names that are said the same way as Nishal, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Nichelle16 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nishal
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