How Many People Are Named Nishant?
An estimated 602 people in the United States have the first name Nishant. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Nishant peaked in popularity in 2001 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nishant 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 Nishant paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
602
About 1 in 569,359 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2001
27 births
Total Registered
615
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nishant
Nishant is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 615 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nishant as a male name
Ranked #9,495 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2001 (27 births)
Nishant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nishant span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 220 babies were registered. Nishant has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nishant by Decade
How has Nishant 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.
Nishant by State
Birth registrations for Nishant span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Illinois. The lowest are in New York, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 17 Nishants were registered per state.
Nishant + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nishant as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nishant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nishant?
We estimate approximately 602 people named Nishant 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 569,359 Americans share this first name.
Is Nishant a common name?
Nishant is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 615 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nishant most popular?
Nishant reached peak popularity in 2001, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nishant is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nishant a male name?
Nishant is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nishant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nishant Smith, Nishant Johnson, Nishant 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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