Given name
Nishanth
“born with the dawn; one who is peaceful”
Nishanth is a variant of Nishant. One Indian interpretation is “born with the dawn; one who is peaceful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nishanth is a variant of Nishant. One Indian interpretation is “born with the dawn; one who is peaceful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nishanth is a variant of Nishant. An origin associated with Nishant is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nishanth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 208
- 208 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 630 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.
Nishanth’s family of names
Nishanth has a related form in Nishant.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nishanth
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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