Nikesh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ni-KESH
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Nikesh is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Nikesh come from?
Indian name; root uncertain
Is Nikesh a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikesh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikesh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Nikesh, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1998, with 12 boys.
2025 had more boys named Nikesh than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Nikesh in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Nikesh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
Nicknames for Nikesh
- Nik 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nikesh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Navraj, Ravi, Priyansh, Naksh, Dhruvansh, Aarav, Krishiv, Gurvansh, Nirvaan, Vedansh, Avi
Names related to Nikesh
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nikesh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikesh, updated 20 October 2026.