Recorded 2006–2022 Boys' name Peak 2007 52 births

Nithilan — boys' name

52 babies named Nithilan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s212020s6
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Nithilan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nithilan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nithilan

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Nithilan between 2006 and 2022, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nithilan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nithilan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nithilan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nithilan 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.

Nithilan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

52

Since 2006

17 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2006

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nithilan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2006

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Nithilan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 48% of Nithilan's all-time total
2000s252010s212020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nithilan?
52 babies have been named Nithilan since 2006. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Nithilan most popular?
Nithilan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Nithilan been used?
Nithilan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 17 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nithilan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nitin, Nithin, Nitish, Nitai, and 3 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, 2006–2022 (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.