Given name
Nehal
“born during a period of rain”
Nehal is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “born during a period of rain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “born during a period of rain.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nehal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 279
- 77 boys · 202 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,579 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,579 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,115 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nehal’s family of names
Nehal has a related form in Nehale. Nehal has a related form in Nehall. Nehal has a related form in Nehalle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nehal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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