Nehal is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2011 and has since faded.
Nehal is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,579 for girl births in the United States (and #27,439 across all names), given to 5 babies. Nehal was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 2011 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,579 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,898 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,886 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #10,069 | — |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #8,965 | — |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #12,180 | #11,741 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #11,359 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,620 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #14,078 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,507 | — |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #8,092 | #13,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,546 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #19,631 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #17,005 | — |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,693 | — |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #15,527 | — |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #11,070 | #8,391 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #13,231 | #7,458 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #14,814 | #11,787 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #16,825 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,090 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #10,840 | #10,802 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #15,406 | #8,938 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,324 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #11,017 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,833 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,806 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,462 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,430 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,892 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,479 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,481 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,905 |