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Nishi
How to Pronounce Nishi
Pronounced NEE-shee /หniหสiห/Medium
Meaning: Nishi has two heritage readings. In Sanskrit and modern Indian use nishi means night, a soft poetic word given to girls. In Japanese nishi means west and appears in surnames and place names. The Indian night sense is the likelier fit for a girl's given name; both are offered honestly.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Nishi reads first as an Indian girl's name from Sanskrit nishi, night, and second as the Japanese word for west. It appears in United States records from the early 1980s, carried by South Asian families and, more rarely, others drawn to its clean sound.
It was never common here, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around its late-2000s high. A girl named Nishi from that stretch is in her teens or twenties now, often from an Indian-American household.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Nishi mean?
In Sanskrit it means night; in Japanese it means west, with the Indian sense likelier for a girl's name.
How do you pronounce Nishi?
It is said NEE-shee /หniหสiห/.
Is Nishi a boy or girl name?
Nishi is used as a girl's name.
Is Nishi a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.