Nishan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Nishan: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,850 in 1999, and it stood at #2,443 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1850highest recorded position
4groupings 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	#2020
1999	#1850
2000	#2501
2001	#1949
2003	#2857
2005	#2418
2006	#2282
2007	#2741
2008	#2775
2009	#1981
2010	#2941
2011	#4647
2012	#2458
2013	#3315
2014	#2964
2015	#3373
2016	#3478
2017	#2512
2018	#4749
2019	#3937
2020	#4608
2021	#3451
2022	#3449
2023	#2813
2024	#2443

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 25 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 #2020 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: #1850 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Nishan 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 Nishan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	11	2 of 10	6
2000sbusiest	49	8 of 10	6
2010s	53	10 of 10	5
2020s	29	5 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

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

Nishan 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: #1850 in England and Wales in 1999.

Nishan'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	#2443	9	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2813	7	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2512	8	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3478	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3315	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1981	10	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2282	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1949	6	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2020	5	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 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,850, first reached in 1999.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2009.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 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 →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#2,443position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2009Under 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.

Nisha · #286, 26y
Nishaan · #1923, 22y
Nishka · #1815, 18y
Nishtha · #4137, 12y

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.

Ahron · #1850, 22y
Robby · #1850, 20y
Zein · #1850, 20y
Emirhan · #1851, 21y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Ahron · #1850, 22y
Cosimo · #1850, 18y
Dardan · #1850, 11y
Gurdit · #1850, 13y

Nishan 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 Nishan without appearing here.

Nishan moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #5119.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3451 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.

Moved ahead of Nishan

Matheo Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2512 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #4749 and #2693.
Theodor Compare
In 2009 they stood at #1981 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2941 and #1201.
Hunter Compare
In 1999 they stood at #1850 and #2425 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #2501 and #1425.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2458 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #2403.

Moved the same way as Nishan

Brent Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Nishan went from #2020 to #3449 and Brent from #898 to #3449.
Tor Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Nishan went from #2020 to #3449 and Tor from #2020 to #3449.
Brooke Compare
Between 1996 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Nishan went from #2020 to #4608 and Brooke from #2357 to #4608.
Ole Compare
Between 1999 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Nishan went from #1850 to #3449 and Ole from #1383 to #4789.

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: #1850 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Nishan at a glance

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Popularity journey

Nishan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Nishan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Nishan and the names beside it

Nishan moved ahead of

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