Given name
Nikhila
“one who is complete”
Nikhila is a feminine form of Nikhil. One Indian interpretation is “one who is complete.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Indian use, Nikhila carries the interpretation “one who is complete.” Nikhila is a feminine form of Nikhil. One Indian interpretation is “one who is complete.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
How it developed
Nikhila is used as a feminine counterpart of Nikhil.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nikhila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 0 boys · 52 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 395 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.
Nikhila’s family of names
Nikhila is a feminine form of Nikhil. Nikhila has a related form in Nikhilah. Nikhila has a related form in Nikhilla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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