Nishan
#8,613 most common boys' name of all time · #21,770 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1924–2025
Rank among boys
#8,613
Rank overall
#21,770 of 105,966
First appeared
1924
Years on the list
38 of 146
All-time
371
Since 2016
102
Peak year
2010 #4,710
Best rank
#4,335 1924
Girls
Boys
peak 20/yr
Nishan first appears in 1924. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,840 |
| 2023 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,025 |
| 2022 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,481 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,943 |
| 2020 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,841 |
| 2019 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,255 |
| 2018 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,365 |
| 2017 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,170 |
| 2016 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,613 |
| 2014 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,049 |
| 2013 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,980 |
| 2012 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,115 |
| 2011 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,312 |
| 2010 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2009 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,882 |
| 2008 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,236 |
| 2007 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,964 |
| 2006 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,840 |
| 2005 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,725 |
| 2004 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,085 |
| 2002 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,617 |
| 2001 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,679 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,315 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,935 |
| 1997 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,752 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,168 |
| 1994 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,523 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,661 |
| 1990 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,490 |
| 1989 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,285 |
| 1986 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,158 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,818 |
| 1983 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,640 |
| 1982 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,848 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,558 |
| 1980 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,646 |
| 1979 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,589 |
| 1924 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,335 |