Nishaan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Nishaan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Nishaan: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,923 in 2017, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
22times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1923highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
2001	#3134
2005	#2754
2006	#2538
2007	#2741
2008	#1953
2009	#2126
2010	#2400
2011	#2613
2012	#1962
2013	#3822
2014	#2459
2015	#2483
2016	#2027
2017	#1923
2018	#4749
2019	#2728
2020	#2682
2021	#1984
2022	#2018
2023	#4991
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 22 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1923 among boys in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Nishaan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Nishaan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	39	6 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	79	10 of 10	8
2020s	37	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Nishaan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1923 in England and Wales in 2017.

Nishaan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2018	11	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1984	11	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2728	7	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1923	12	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2027	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2483	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2459	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1962	11	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2613	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2400	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2126	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 22 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,923, first reached in 2017.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in England and Wales in 2017.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
20 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 2017Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Nisha · #286, 26y
Nishan · #1850, 25y
Nishka · #1815, 18y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Abdur-Raheem · #1923, 25y
Fawad · #1923, 19y
Amaara · #1920, 25y
Maximillion · #1920, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abdur-Raheem · #1923, 25y
Fawad · #1923, 19y
Amaara · #1920, 25y
Maximillion · #1920, 22y

Nishaan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Nishaan without appearing here.

Nishaan moved ahead of

Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #1923 and #4812.
Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2483 and #4747.
Brooke Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2459 and #4632.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2613 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2459 and #4632.

Moved ahead of Nishaan

Gunnar Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1923 and #3040 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #4749 and #1786.
Gustav Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #2320 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #2325.
Daithi Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #4001 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #3112.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #1962 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3822 and #2403.

Moved the opposite way to Nishaan

Aksel Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nishaan went from #2538 to #3688 while Aksel went from #4052 to #1132.

Moved the same way as Nishaan

Garry Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Nishaan went from #2863 to #4991 and Garry from #573 to #4991.
Nicola Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Nishaan went from #2863 to #4991 and Nicola from #2863 to #4107.
Kelly Compare
Between 2001 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Nishaan went from #3134 to #4991 and Kelly from #1467 to #3523.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1923 in England and Wales in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Nishaan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Nishaan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Nishaan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Nishaan and the names beside it

Nishaan moved ahead of

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