Nihal Popularity by Year
Follow Nihal across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nihal birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 42 | #2,941 | Up 60 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 12 | #8,362 | Down 1,111 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 41 | #3,001 | Up 565 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 15 | #7,251 | Up 4,946 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 32 | #3,566 | Up 618 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 7 | #12,197 | Down 3,655 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 25 | #4,184 | Down 1,110 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 12 | #8,542 | Down 912 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 39 | #3,074 | Up 1,352 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 14 | #7,630 | Up 1,323 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 22 | #4,426 | Down 1,079 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 11 | #8,953 | Up 783 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 34 | #3,347 | Up 260 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 10 | #9,736 | Down 1,119 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 30 | #3,607 | Down 484 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 12 | #8,617 | Down 1,809 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 37 | #3,123 | Down 64 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 17 | #6,808 | Down 1,186 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 38 | #3,059 | Down 195 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 23 | #5,622 | Up 3,859 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 41 | #2,864 | Down 17 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 11 | #9,481 | Down 996 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 41 | #2,847 | Up 275 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 13 | #8,485 | Down 1,756 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 35 | #3,122 | Up 408 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 18 | #6,729 | Up 4,528 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 30 | #3,530 | Down 20 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 9 | #11,257 | Down 3,061 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 30 | #3,510 | Up 302 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 14 | #8,196 | Up 6,763 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 27 | #3,812 | Down 91 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 6 | #14,959 | Down 2,530 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 28 | #3,721 | Up 323 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 8 | #12,429 | Up 2,976 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 25 | #4,044 | Down 33 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 6 | #15,405 | Down 3,775 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 25 | #4,011 | Up 854 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 9 | #11,630 | Up 3,722 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 18 | #4,865 | Down 1,843 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 34 | #3,022 | Up 136 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 31 | #3,158 | Up 1,268 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 18 | #4,426 | Up 969 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 13 | #5,395 | Down 1,883 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 24 | #3,512 | Up 554 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 5 | #15,352 | Down 2,926 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 19 | #4,066 | Up 1,251 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 12 | #5,317 | Up 3,162 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 6 | #8,479 | Down 369 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 6 | #12,426 | — |
| 1997 | Boys | 6 | #8,110 | Down 139 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 2,043 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 9 | #5,928 | Up 888 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 7 | #6,816 | — |