Nikhil
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-il
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,832 for boys
Nikhil is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “whole, complete”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Nikhil mean?
Sanskrit
“whole, complete”
From the Sanskrit word nikhila, 'whole' or 'entire'.
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Is Nikhil a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikhil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikhil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Nikhil, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 70 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nikhil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Nikhil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 36 | #924 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 37 | #888 |
| 2012 | 49 | #741 |
| 2011 | 51 | #701 |
| 2010 | 53 | #670 |
| 2009 | 59 | #617 |
| 2008 | 54 | #644 |
| 2007 | 64 | #553 |
| 2006 | 59 | #560 |
| 2005 | 50 | #590 |
| 2004 | 45 | #616 |
| 2003 | 38 | #646 |
| 2002 | 52 | #475 |
| 2001 | 59 | #432 |
| 2000 | 70 | #379 |
| 1999 | 70 | #371 |
| 1998 | 50 | #467 |
| 1997 | 58 | #424 |
| 1996 | 45 | #462 |
How popular is Nikhil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,832among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Nikhil, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,024th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 261 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Nikhil in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikhil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 53 | #2,527 |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,847 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,516 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,108 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,024 |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,169 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,885 |
| 2017 | 90 | #1,725 |
| 2016 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2015 | 124 | #1,388 |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,102 |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,155 |
| 2012 | 158 | #1,155 |
| 2011 | 190 | #1,012 |
| 2010 | 192 | #1,015 |
| 2009 | 244 | #864 |
| 2008 | 241 | #877 |
| 2007 | 261 | #820 |
| 2006 | 223 | #885 |
| 2005 | 209 | #875 |
| 2004 | 204 | #861 |
| 2003 | 201 | #856 |
| 2002 | 182 | #890 |
| 2001 | 193 | #839 |
| 2000 | 183 | #863 |
| 1999 | 188 | #807 |
| 1998 | 145 | #955 |
| 1997 | 129 | #995 |
| 1996 | 122 | #1,019 |
| 1995 | 100 | #1,140 |
| 1994 | 86 | #1,250 |
| 1993 | 91 | #1,164 |
| 1992 | 93 | #1,138 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,308 |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,725 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,545 |
| 1988 | 62 | #1,303 |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,174 |
| 1986 | 49 | #1,418 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,451 |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,605 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,085 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,213 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,913 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
Names like Nikhil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Ravi Yuvraj Shivam Pranav Prithvi Dhruv Nirvaan Vikram Viraj Rishi Siddharth
Names related to Nikhil
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nikhil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikhil, updated 20 October 2026.