Is Nishant a boy or girl name?

Nishant is a boy’s name. Of the 615 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nishant

Recorded 1979–2023 · United States

Nishant was most popular in 2001, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,448 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 615 people named Nishant.

Nishant over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nishant’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nishant a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nishant is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 615 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nishant

Where Nishant is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org