Nihal Forename
4,399th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 238,431 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka
Nihal Forename User-submission:
The name Nihal has several possible origins.
(Arabic) Nihal (/ˈniːhæl/) means 'joyous' or 'successful'.
(Persian) Nihal is a female given name, which means 'sapling', 'slim' and 'curvaceous lover'.
It is commonly used as a male name in India, and a female name in Egypt, Turkey and India.
Read More About This ForenameNihal Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 100% | 68,088 | 1:1,143 | 259 |
| India | 85% | 46,731 | 1:25,997 | 3,688 |
| Egypt | 100% | 43,398 | 1:2,118 | 306 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 34,123 | 1:610 | 100 |
| Sudan | 50% | 17,253 | 1:2,191 | 400 |
| Pakistan | 84% | 10,146 | 1:19,156 | 1,574 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 5,712 | 1:5,394 | 856 |
| Morocco | 100% | 4,859 | 1:7,069 | 650 |
| Bangladesh | 85% | 2,108 | 1:75,646 | 5,664 |
| United States | 51% | 663 | 1:546,813 | 14,016 |
| Kuwait | - | 541 | 1:6,997 | 872 |
| Qatar | 65% | 442 | 1:5,361 | 868 |
| England | 71% | 391 | 1:142,207 | 4,757 |
| Oman | - | 363 | 1:11,319 | 1,265 |
| Bahrain | - | 340 | 1:3,967 | 635 |
| Canada | - | 323 | 1:102,580 | 5,167 |
| Germany | 100% | 306 | 1:315,941 | 4,021 |
| Spain | 100% | 268 | 1:173,619 | 3,812 |
| Australia | - | 244 | 1:55,974 | 2,539 |
| Israel | 88% | 237 | 1:35,455 | 2,570 |
| Poland | - | 236 | 1:161,132 | 3,078 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 187 | 1:90,385 | 4,877 |
| Azerbaijan | 93% | 178 | 1:54,174 | 3,248 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 139 | 1:2,289 | 498 |
| France | 100% | 127 | 1:523,389 | 5,519 |
| New Zealand | - | 98 | 1:46,286 | 2,604 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 89 | 1:78,544 | 3,125 |
| Sweden | 96% | 69 | 1:142,868 | 5,563 |
| Thailand | 73% | 66 | 1:1,061,603 | 37,817 |
| Malaysia | 57% | 45 | 1:676,665 | 26,854 |
| Iraq | 100% | 43 | 1:814,369 | 7,317 |
| Denmark | - | 42 | 1:134,512 | 3,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 38 | 1:188,210 | 12,819 |
| Nepal | 100% | 37 | 1:769,928 | 18,633 |
| Romania | - | 35 | 1:572,914 | 15,858 |
| Austria | 100% | 35 | 1:243,263 | 3,286 |
| Belgium | 100% | 35 | 1:328,287 | 6,355 |
| Palestine | 100% | 30 | 1:151,669 | 2,165 |
| Indonesia | - | 29 | 1:8,895,299 | 294,414 |
| Jordan | 100% | 28 | 1:315,242 | 3,168 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 27 | 1:6,576,458 | 89,301 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 26 | 1:315,904 | 6,089 |
| Kosovo | - | 26 | 1:71,594 | 4,589 |
| Philippines | 91% | 26 | 1:4,077,288 | 74,793 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 23 | 1:244,677 | 4,676 |
| South Africa | 67% | 17 | 1:3,207,803 | 80,389 |
| Norway | 100% | 17 | 1:301,902 | 6,548 |
| Ireland | - | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Singapore | 100% | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Italy | 99% | 11 | 1:5,551,099 | 24,143 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 8 | 1:162,223 | 3,800 |
| Scotland | 81% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Brazil | - | 6 | 1:35,706,026 | 284,222 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Syria | - | 5 | 1:3,861,215 | 5,356 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Algeria | 100% | 5 | 1:7,635,344 | 12,071 |
| Albania | 83% | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Russia | 50% | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Finland | 50% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Afghanistan | 50% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Georgia | 50% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Czechia | - | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Maldives | 100% | 3 | 1:144,634 | 3,056 |
| Chile | 50% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| North Macedonia | - | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Wales | 50% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 2 | 1:412,464 | 4,948 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
The alternate forms: Nihâl (1) are calculated separately.
Nihal (14,073) may also be a surname.
Nihal Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Nihal has several possible origins.
(Arabic) Nihal (/ˈniːhæl/) means 'joyous' or 'successful'.
(Persian) Nihal is a female given name, which means 'sapling', 'slim' and 'curvaceous lover'.
It is commonly used as a male name in India, and a female name in Egypt, Turkey and India.
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Nihal Demographics
Average Male Nihal Height
173.48 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 50 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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