Boys' name · since 1997
Nishad
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Nishad, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
36 boys have been named Nishad since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nishad has 36 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2018.
- #24,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nishad ranks #24,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nishad's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nishad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nishad's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nishad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2018
- Peak year (2010)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nishad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Nishad's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Nishad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Nishad's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- 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 Nishad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1997–2018 (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 Nishad 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.