Nishan — boys' name

What the Data Says About Nishan

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Nishan between 1924 and 2023, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nishan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nishan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Nishan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nishan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nishan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 365 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.