Recorded 1979–2023 Boys' name Peak 2001 615 births

Nishant — boys' name

615 babies named Nishant in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s981990s1512000s2202010s1102020s24
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Nishant was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

27 babies were named Nishant in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nishant

The Social Security Administration has registered 615 babies named Nishant between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nishant currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nishant performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nishant shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Nishant in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nishant 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 615 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.

Nishant at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

615

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

2001

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nishant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
27
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
051015202530 202320172010200419981992198619801979 12

Nishant by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
220 births that decade — 36% of Nishant's all-time total
1970s121980s981990s1512000s2202010s1102020s24

Nishant by state

Where Nishant concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Nishant
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
55 8.9%
#2 New Jersey
13 2.1%
#3 Illinois
5 0.8%
#4 Michigan
5 0.8%
#5 New York
5 0.8%
California share of Nishant's total US births 8.9%
Even split

55 of 615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nishant?
615 babies have been named Nishant since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 27 births.
When was Nishant most popular?
Nishant was most popular in the 2000s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Nishant most popular?
The top states for the name Nishant are California (55 births), New Jersey (13 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Nishant been used?
Nishant has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nishant?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nishan, Nissim, Nishanth, Nissan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.