Nikash
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nih-KASH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Nikash is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nikash come from?
Sanskrit: possibly from Sanskrit nikasha 'touchstone'
Is Nikash a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikash is a boys' name.
How popular is Nikash in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Nikash in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikash in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Nikash
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Shivansh, Vihaan, Avyaan, Viraj, Veer, Krish, Atharv, Dhruv, Devansh, Krishiv, Vedansh
Names related to Nikash
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nikash: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikash, updated 20 October 2026.