Given name
Nihar
“covered with the morning's dew”
Nihar is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “covered with the morning's dew.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “covered with the morning's dew.”
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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nihar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 303
- 303 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 653 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.
Nihar’s family of names
Nihar has a related form in Neahar. Nihar has a related form in Nechar. Nihar has a related form in Neihar.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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