Total births
27
Boys' name · since 2005
Nishil
27 babies named Nishil in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 2005–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Nishil sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 2005.
Nishil has 27 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2012.
- 27 total births
- 2005–2012 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 boys have been named Nishil since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2012.
- 27
- total births
- 2005–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Nishil was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nishil in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Nishil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nishil splits its recorded history at 2011: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nishil at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Nishil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2012
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Nishil by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nishil's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nishil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nishil? ▼
27 babies have been named Nishil since 2005. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2009 with 7 births.
When was Nishil most popular? ▼
Nishil was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Nishil been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nishil since 2005 -- 8 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Nishil? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Nishil
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nishil: Baby Name Since 2005 - 27 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nishil. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nishil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.