Given name
Nishant
“born with the dawn; one who is peaceful”
Nishant is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “born with the dawn; one who is peaceful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “born with the dawn; one who is peaceful.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nishant through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 615
- 615 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −51%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,900 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nishant’s family of names
Nishant has a related form in Nishanth. Nishant has a related form in Nishante. Nishant has a related form in Nishanthe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nishant
- Nish KumarBritish stand-up comedian, actor, and tv/radio presenterborn 1985
- Nishant Singh MalkaniIndian actorborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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