Nikhil is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Nikhil is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,869 for boy births in the United States (and #6,168 across all names), given to 44 babies. Nikhil was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2007 (261 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | #2,869 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | #2,547 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | #2,877 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | #2,547 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | #2,127 |
| 2020 | 70 | 70 | #2,039 |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | #2,184 |
| 2018 | 79 | 79 | #1,895 |
| 2017 | 90 | 90 | #1,732 |
| 2016 | 93 | 93 | #1,691 |
| 2015 | 124 | 124 | #1,393 |
| 2014 | 173 | 173 | #1,107 |
| 2013 | 156 | 156 | #1,158 |
| 2012 | 158 | 158 | #1,158 |
| 2011 | 190 | 190 | #1,016 |
| 2010 | 192 | 192 | #1,016 |
| 2009 | 244 | 244 | #865 |
| 2008 | 241 | 241 | #881 |
| 2007 | 261 | 261 | #823 |
| 2006 | 223 | 223 | #886 |
| 2005 | 209 | 209 | #876 |
| 2004 | 204 | 204 | #864 |
| 2003 | 201 | 201 | #859 |
| 2002 | 182 | 182 | #893 |
| 2001 | 193 | 193 | #842 |
| 2000 | 183 | 183 | #867 |
| 1999 | 188 | 188 | #813 |
| 1998 | 145 | 145 | #960 |
| 1997 | 129 | — | #999 |
| 1996 | 122 | — | #1,023 |
| 1995 | 100 | — | #1,150 |
| 1994 | 86 | — | #1,264 |
| 1993 | 91 | — | #1,177 |
| 1992 | 93 | — | #1,144 |
| 1991 | 73 | — | #1,321 |
| 1990 | 46 | — | #1,746 |
| 1989 | 52 | — | #1,562 |
| 1988 | 62 | — | #1,316 |
| 1987 | 67 | — | #1,183 |
| 1986 | 49 | — | #1,428 |
| 1985 | 46 | — | #1,471 |
| 1984 | 37 | — | #1,624 |
| 1983 | 37 | — | #1,620 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | #1,974 |
| 1981 | 25 | — | #2,126 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | #2,263 |
| 1979 | 21 | — | #2,349 |
| 1978 | 26 | — | #1,949 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #3,530 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #2,914 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #3,186 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #3,500 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #3,957 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #3,575 |