Nishath
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-SHAHT
- Origin
- Arabic
Nishath is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “joy, cheerfulness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nishath mean?
Arabic: variant spelling of Nishat, from Arabic nashat
“joy, cheerfulness”
Variant spelling of Nishat, from the Arabic word for cheerfulness and energy.
Is Nishath a girl's or a boy's name?
Nishath is a girls' name.
How popular is Nishath in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 girls.
Nishath in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Nishath
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gursanjh, Nirvi, Priya, Amrit, Navya, Krishvi, Pranshi, Sharvi, Aashvi, Aavya, Shanvi, Viha
Names related to Nishath
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Nishath: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nishath, updated 20 October 2026.