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Nikhil Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Nikhil?

The rare name Nikhil was the 1,899th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Nikhil, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 818, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1999.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2007 with 261 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Nikhil was less than 5, most recently in 1972.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Nikhil occurred roughly during the years 1973-1978, 1979-1987, 1989-1992, 1993-1999, and 2004-2007, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2011-2016.

Where is the name Nikhil popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The popularity trend for Nikhil has been moving downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Nikhil for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Nikhil is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Nikhil (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 78 1,899
2017 90 1,730
2016 93 1,691
2015 124 1,391
2014 173 1,105
2013 156 1,158
2012 158 1,157
2011 190 1,016
2010 192 1,015
2009 244 865
2008 241 880
2007 261 822
2006 223 886
2005 209 876
2004 204 864
2003 201 859
2002 182 893
2001 193 842
2000 183 867
1999 187 818
1998 146 955
1997 129 999
1996 122 1,023
1995 100 1,149
1994 86 1,264
1993 91 1,177
1992 93 1,145
1991 73 1,321
1990 46 1,745
1989 52 1,561
1988 62 1,316
1987 67 1,182
1986 49 1,428
1985 46 1,470
1984 37 1,621
1983 36 1,645
1982 28 1,974
1981 25 2,125
1980 23 2,260
1979 21 2,350
1978 26 1,945
1977 12 3,323
1976 14 2,914
1975 12 3,185
1974 10 3,499
1973 8 3,958
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.