Given name
Nikan
“one who brings good things”
Nikan is used as a given name. One Persian interpretation is “one who brings good things.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Persian interpretation is “one who brings good things.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nikan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 145
- 145 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,061 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,061 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nikan’s family of names
Nikan has a related form in Niken. Nikan has a related form in Nikin. Nikan has a related form in Nikon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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