Nishant
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nih-SHAHNT
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Nishant is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “end of night, dawn”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nishant mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit nishanta, 'end of night'
“end of night, dawn”
Is Nishant a girl's or a boy's name?
Nishant is a boys' name.
How popular is Nishant in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 boys.
Nishant in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Nishant in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Nishant in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nishant in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
Names like Nishant
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Nishant
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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, “Nishant: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nishant, updated 20 October 2026.