Girls' name · since 1993
Nishat
Nishat has 167 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 167
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nishat sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 167 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Nishat recorded 167 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2016.
- #21,678 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 167 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nishat ranks #21,678 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 167 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 167
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nishat's 167 recorded births place it above 70% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nishat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nishat's full recorded timeline at 2003, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nishat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2016
- Peak year (2002)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nishat by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (104 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Nishat's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Nishat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 104 births (62% of all-time use).
Nishat by state
Where Nishat concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 54 | 32.3% |
54 of 167 births nationwide.
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- Nishat's decade-level peak was the 2000s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nishats (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nishat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1993–2016 (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 Nishat 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.