The baby name Nishen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NIH-shen or NEE-shen (IPA: /ˈnɪʃən/ or /ˈniːʃən/).
Nishen is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Nishen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NIH-shen or NEE-shen (IPA: /ˈnɪʃən/ or /ˈniːʃən/).
Nishen is Persian in Origin.
Nishen is a modern South Asian given name with layered etymology. Many bearers connect it to the Indo-Aryan root nishan (from Persian nishan, "sign, emblem"), via cognate names Nishan/Nishaan. Others view it as a streamlined relative of Sanskrit-derived Nishant/Nishanth (nisa "night" + anta "end"), yielding the poetic sense "the end of night; dawn." In Sri Lanka and South India, Nishen also appears as a clipped or Anglicized form of Nishantha/Nishanth, aligning it with the "dawn" reading.
Documented mainly from the late 20th century, the name is used in India, Sri Lanka, and global diasporas, typically for boys but sometimes unisex. Variants and related forms include Nishan, Nishaan, Nishant, Nishanth, Nishantha, and the feminine Nisha. Transliteration across scripts (Devanagari, Sinhala, Tamil) produces spellings with or without h and doubled vowels. Common short form: Nish. Depending on lineage, meanings range from "emblem; mark" to "daybreak."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #429 | 19 | 14,421 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,091 | 88 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Nishen is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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