MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nikhil mean?
Wholeness or entirety is expressed by Sanskrit nikhila. The Sanskrit adjective describes the entire extent of something, without a remainder.
Pronunciation
IAST: nikhila
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
निखिल
Letter-by-letter: nikhila
Conventional spelling
Bengali
নিখিল
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nikhil in Indian usage
65,870 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (99.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 476 records (0.7%).
- Recorded as male: 65,394 records (99.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 118 |
| 1940s | 380 |
| 1950s | 1,291 |
| 1960s | 2,228 |
| 1970s | 3,793 |
| 1980s | 17,901 |
| 1990s | 40,050 |
| Other decades | 109 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 14,249 |
| Kerala | 13,004 |
| Bihar | 7,076 |
| Rajasthan | 5,470 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,365 |
| Haryana | 3,711 |
| Delhi | 3,436 |
| Tripura | 2,639 |
| Jharkhand | 2,564 |
| Assam | 2,121 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,302 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,255 |
| Punjab | 1,017 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 787 |
| Goa | 692 |
| Chandigarh | 344 |
| Maharashtra | 229 |
| Meghalaya | 155 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 122 |
| Other states | 332 |
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 | Nikhil / M | 11 | 2,133 |
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 Nikhil; Table_6, C2237 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nikhil; Table_6, C2237
- Monier-Williams, nikhila, p. 545,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.