Nishan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nee-SHAHN
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Nishan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “sign, mark, emblem”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Nishan mean?
Persian: Persian nishan, used in Hindi and Punjabi
“sign, mark, emblem”
The Nishan Sahib is the triangular Sikh flag flown at every gurdwara.
Is Nishan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nishan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nishan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Nishan, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nishan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. 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 Nishan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,590, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Nishaan 8
- Nishan 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Nishan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Nishan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 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, 6 boys in the US were named Nishan, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
Half of all the boys named Nishan in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nishan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
Names like Nishan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Arjan, Krishiv, Avyaan, Yuvraj, Shivansh, Gurman, Nirvaan, Avi, Nivaan, Vivaan
Other spellings of Nishan
Names related to Nishan
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Nishan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nishan, updated 20 October 2026.