Boys' name · since 2005
Nishaan
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 88 babies named Nishaan, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nishaan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 88 have been recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Nishaan recorded 88 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2024.
- #18,245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 88 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nishaan ranks #18,245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nishaan's 88 recorded births place it above 59.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nishaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nishaan splits its recorded history at 2015: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nishaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nishaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Nishaan's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Nishaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Nishaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nishaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nishaan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.