Recorded 2012–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 43 births

Nishal — boys' name

43 babies named Nishal in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s372020s6
2010s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Nishal was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nishal in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nishal

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Nishal between 2012 and 2022, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nishal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nishal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nishal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nishal 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 43 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.

Nishal at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

43

Since 2012

11 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2012

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nishal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2012

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5.566.577.5 2022201820172016201420132012 6

Nishal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 86% of Nishal's all-time total
2010s372020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nishal?
43 babies have been named Nishal since 2012. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Nishal most popular?
Nishal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nishal been used?
Nishal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 11 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nishal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nishant, Nishan, Nissim, Nishanth, 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, 2012–2022 (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.