US rank #8194 Boys' name Peak 2022 94 births

Nihaan — #8194 US boys' name

94 babies named Nihaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s392020s55
#8194
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 42% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Nihaan was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nihaan in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nihaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Nihaan between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nihaan currently holds the #8194 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nihaan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nihaan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nihaan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nihaan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 94 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nihaan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

94

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2022

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,194

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nihaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
15
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 5

Nihaan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
55 births that decade — 59% of Nihaan's all-time total
2010s392020s55

Nihaan by state

Where Nihaan concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nihaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.3%
Texas share of Nihaan's total US births 5.3%

5 of 94 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nihaan?
94 babies have been named Nihaan since 2015. It currently ranks #8194 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 15 births.
When was Nihaan most popular?
Nihaan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Nihaan most popular?
The top states for the name Nihaan are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Nihaan been used?
Nihaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nihaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nihal, Nihar, Nihaal, Nihit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.