Masculine dossier · first seen 1971

Nikhil

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nikhil
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2007

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

261

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1971Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

79.7%

2024

All-time

5,360

Nikhil is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 261 boys were named Nikhil.

In 2024, only 53 boys were given the name.

Down 79.7% from its peak.

All told, about 5,360 Americans have been named Nikhil and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2007

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