Boys' name · since 1993
Nishanth
208 babies named Nishanth in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nishanth is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 208 have been recorded since 1993.
Nishanth has 208 recorded births among boys since 1993, 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 1993 to 2022.
- #12,724 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 208 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nishanth ranks #12,724 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nishanth's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nishanth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nishanth's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nishanth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nishanth by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (121 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Nishanth's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Nishanth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 121 births (58% of all-time use).
Nishanth by state
Where Nishanth concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 5.8% |
12 of 208 births nationwide.
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- Nishanth's decade-level peak was the 2000s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nishanths (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nishanth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1993–2022 (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 Nishanth 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.