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Nishanth
How to Pronounce Nishanth
Pronounced nih-SHAHNT /nɪˈʃɑːnt/Medium
Meaning: Nishanth comes from Sanskrit, where nisha means 'night' and the compound points to nightfall's end, giving the sense of dawn or daybreak, the first light after darkness.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Nishanth is a Sanskrit name meaning 'the end of night,' understood as dawn or daybreak. Common in South India, it entered United States birth records with immigrant families and reached its modest high in the late 2000s.
It was never common here, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak, so a Nishanth from then would be in his late teens or twenties. It reads as a graceful heritage name with a luminous meaning, at home beside Nishant and Nikhil.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Nishanth mean?
It is a Sanskrit name meaning 'the end of night,' understood as dawn or daybreak.
How do you pronounce Nishanth?
It's said nih-SHAHNT (/nɪˈʃɑːnt/).
Is Nishanth a boy or girl name?
Nishanth is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Nishanth?
It has always been rare here, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.