Given name

Nischal

“one who is peaceful; pure”

Nischal is a variant of Nirmal. One Indian interpretation is “one who is peaceful; pure.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nischal is a variant of Nirmal. One Indian interpretation is “one who is peaceful; pure.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Nischal is a variant of Nirmal. An origin associated with Nirmal is Indian.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Nischal through the years

Babies since 1880
44
44 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2012
13 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Nischal in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2006–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 371 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.

Nischal’s family of names

Nischal has a related form in Nirmal.

Walk Nischal’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Nischal’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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