Nikhil is a Sanskrit name that means "whole" or "complete" and is one of the most common boys' names in India. Sitar master Nikhil Banerjee and a long list of cricketers and actors have carried it. In the United States Nikhil was a top 1000 name from the 1990s to 2013, peaking at number 823 in 2007, and now ranks at number 2869 in 2025.