How Many People Are Named Nishan?
An estimated 353 people in the United States have the first name Nishan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nishan peaked in popularity in 2010 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nishan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nishan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
353
About 1 in 970,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2010
20 births
Total Registered
365
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nishan
Nishan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 365 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nishan as a male name
Ranked #9,494 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2010 (20 births)
Nishan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nishan span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 127 babies were registered. While Nishan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nishan by Decade
How has Nishan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nishan by State
Nishan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nishan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nishan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nishan?
We estimate approximately 353 people named Nishan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 970,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Nishan a common name?
Nishan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 365 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nishan most popular?
Nishan reached peak popularity in 2010, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nishan is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nishan a male name?
Nishan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nishan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nishan Smith, Nishan Johnson, Nishan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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