Nishaan
Boy · nee-SHAHN · Persian
Nishaan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “sign, mark, emblem”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Nishaan mean?
Persian: spelling of Nishan; Persian nishan, used in Hindi and Punjabi
“sign, mark, emblem”
The Nishan Sahib is the triangular Sikh flag flown at every gurdwara.
- Say it
- nee-SHAHN
Meaning borrowed from Nishan.
Is Nishaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nishaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nishaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Nishaan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nishaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were given Nishaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,590, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
- Nishaan 8
- Nishan 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Nishaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Nishaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Aarav Vivaan Nirvaan Nivaan Krishiv Ivaan Yuvraj Shivansh Avyaan Avi Armaan
Other spellings of Nishaan
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