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Nihal

Nihal is a unisex given name: about 33% of people named Nihal are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 33%Female 67%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
33% male / 67% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Turkey, United States, India and Sri Lanka
US births since 1880
560 male / 145 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Nihal

To address Nihal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nihal," in English, "Guten Tag Nihal," in German. About 33% of people named Nihal are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Nihal,

German

Guten Tag Nihal,

French

Bonjour Nihal,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nihal:

Chinese

Nihal您好：

Japanese

Nihal様

English

Hi Nihal,

German

Hi Nihal,

French

Salut Nihal,

Spanish

Hola Nihal,

Chinese

Nihal你好：

Japanese

Nihalさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Nihal by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Turkeyuncommonwoman's name2%
United Statesuncommonman's name79%
India and Sri Lankarareman's name98%

United States birth data

560 male · 145 female · 705 births recorded

Male 79%Female 21%

Since 1980: 79% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nihal a male or female name?

Nihal is a unisex given name: about 33% of people named Nihal are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Nihal in an email?

To address Nihal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nihal," in English, "Guten Tag Nihal," in German. About 33% of people named Nihal are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Nihal a unisex name?

Nihal is not a unisex name: 33% of people named Nihal are men. Nihal leans strongly female overall.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Nihal a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nihal (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nihal,
  title  = {Is Nihal a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nihal},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}