Recorded 2001–2010 Girls' name Peak 2001 52 births

Nikhila — girls' name

52 babies named Nikhila in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s472010s5
2000s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Nikhila was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nikhila in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikhila

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Nikhila between 2001 and 2010, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikhila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikhila performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nikhila shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikhila 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 52 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.

Nikhila at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

52

Since 2001

10 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2001

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2010

Nikhila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2001

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 2010200920072004200320022001 11

Nikhila by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
47 births that decade — 90% of Nikhila's all-time total
2000s472010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikhila?
52 babies have been named Nikhila since 2001. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Nikhila most popular?
Nikhila was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nikhila been used?
Nikhila has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 10 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Nikhila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikki, Nikita, Niki, Nikole, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2001–2010 (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.