Boys' name · since 1979
Nishant
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 615 babies named Nishant, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 615
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
615 boys have been named Nishant since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nishant has 615 recorded births among boys since 1979, 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 1979 to 2023.
- #6,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 615 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nishant ranks #6,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 615 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 615
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nishant's 615 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nishant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nishant splits its recorded history at 2001: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nishant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Nishant by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (220 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Nishant's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nishant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 220 births (36% of all-time use).
How Nishant compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nishant's total volume
Nishant by state
Where Nishant concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| 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% |
55 of 615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Nishant's decade-level peak was the 2000s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nishants (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nishant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1979–2023 (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 Nishant 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.