MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nihal mean?
Nihal is familiar in Urdu and Punjabi for someone delighted or made happy. Persian nihāl also denotes a young tree, so flourishing growth accompanies the emotional meaning in the word's history.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
निहाल
Conventional spelling
Arabic
نهال
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਨਿਹਾਲ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nihal in Indian usage
28,766 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (86.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,775 records (13.1%).
- Recorded as male: 24,991 records (86.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,344 |
| 1940s | 2,503 |
| 1950s | 3,567 |
| 1960s | 5,028 |
| 1970s | 4,904 |
| 1980s | 4,913 |
| 1990s | 5,975 |
| Other decades | 532 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 10,516 |
| Rajasthan | 4,586 |
| Haryana | 3,591 |
| Punjab | 2,739 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,651 |
| Maharashtra | 1,273 |
| Bihar | 1,116 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 563 |
| Kerala | 562 |
| Delhi | 387 |
| Uttarakhand | 326 |
| Jharkhand | 221 |
| Other states | 235 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nihal / M | 31 | 976 |
| England & Wales | Nihal / F | 6 | 3,705 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nihal; Table_6, C997 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nihal; Table_6, C997
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nihal; Table_6, C4051 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nihal; Table_6, C4051