Nishan is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2010 and has since faded.
Nishan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,614 for boy births in the United States (and #23,988 across all names), given to 6 babies. Nishan was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 2010 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,614 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,504 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #5,573 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,441 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,305 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #7,485 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,407 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #5,714 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #6,218 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #6,151 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,402 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #6,482 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | #4,796 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #7,115 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #12,141 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #6,171 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #6,008 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #6,979 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #7,379 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #6,908 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #8,097 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,967 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #6,173 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #7,089 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,691 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,799 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,160 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,692 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,472 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,493 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,281 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,786 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,174 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,982 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #4,823 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,843 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,205 |