| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Sharma | Mark, sign, symbol; target or insignia | Persian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Nishan Singh | Nishan: 'mark' or 'sign'; Singh: 'lion' - together suggesting 'marked/esteemed lion' or 'emblem of the lion' | Persian, Punjabi | Boy | — | |
| Nishan Verma | Sign, mark, symbol, emblem; can also refer to a flag or insignia | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Nishani | Mark, sign, symbol; memento or keepsake | Hindi, Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| Nishen | Mark, sign, emblem | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Niyayesh | Prayer; worship; adoration | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Niyaz | Desire, need; supplication or prayer | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Niyazkhan | 'Niyāz' = gift/need/prayer/desire; 'Khan' = ruler/chieftain - roughly 'gifted ruler' or 'prayerful leader.' | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Niyoosha | Pleasant-sounding; sweet or delightful | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Noor Jehan | Light of the world | Arabic, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Noorjahan | Light of the world | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Noorjehan | Light of the world | Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| Noory | Light; luminous (from Arabic 'Noor'/'Nur') | Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu | Unisex | — | |
| Noosha | Sweet; pleasant; delightful | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Noshi | Persian/Urdu contexts: 'sweet' or 'pleasant' (diminutive of Noshin). Japanese context: refers to a ceremonial gift decoration ('noshi'). | Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| Noshin | Sweet, pleasant; often interpreted as 'sweet-smelling' or 'delightful' | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Nosine | Sweet; pleasant; delightful | Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| Noushafarin | Bringer/creator of delight or sweetness - 'one who creates pleasure' | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Nousheen | Sweet, pleasant, delightful | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Noushein | Sweet; pleasant; delightful | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Noushin | Sweet; pleasant; delightful | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Noushzad | Literally "sweet-born" (noush = sweet/pleasant + zād/zadeh = born/offspring) | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Nugzar | New gold | Georgian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Nur Jahan | Light of the world | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Nurjahan | Light of the world | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Nurjehan | "light of the world" (nūr = light, jahān = world/universe) | Arabic, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Nushad | Happy; joyful; delighted | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Nusheena | Sweet; pleasant; delightful | Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| Nushrratt | Help, victory | Arabic, Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| Nussrat | Help; victory | Arabic, Persian, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| Nusy | Generally 'sweet' or 'pleasant' (from Armenian/Persian Anoush); can be associated with 'help' or 'victory' when linked to Arabic Nusrat | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Nyloufer | Water lily; lotus | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Oliya | Often treated as a form of Aliya/Aaliyah meaning "exalted, high; ascent" (Arabic/Hebrew). In Slavic contexts as Olya/Olia it traces to Olga meaning "holy, blessed." | Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Slavic, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| Omead | Hope | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Omidreza | Compound of Omid ('hope') and Reza (a common Persian name meaning 'contentment' or referencing Imam Reza), roughly 'hope of Reza' or 'hopeful satisfaction'. | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Omidullah | Hope of God | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Omidvar | Hopeful; one who has or brings hope | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Omied | Hope | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Orkideh | Orchid (the flower) | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Ormazd | Lord of Wisdom (Wise Lord) | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Padideh | Phenomenon | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Pahlbod | From Persian elements pahl (hero/warrior) + bod (chief/holder): 'chief of heroes' or 'heroic commander'. | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Pahlevan | Champion; hero; wrestler | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Paimaneh | Derived from Persian peymān / peymāneh - 'promise, pact, covenant'; peymāneh can also mean 'measuring cup' or 'measure'. | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Pamira | From the Pamirs; of the highlands, mountain-born | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Panah | Refuge; shelter; protection | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Panchah | Likely from Sanskrit 'pañca' meaning 'five' (or from Persian 'panjāh' meaning 'fifty'); a numeric-based name, sometimes implying 'the fifth' or 'group of five'. | Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Paniz | Sweet; sweet-smelling; delicate | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Pannah | Uncertain; possible meanings include 'wisdom' (Sanskrit/Pali), 'maiden' (Hungarian/Anna), or 'refuge/shelter' (Persian/Arabic). | Arabic, Hungarian, Persian, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Panollah | Refuge or protection of God | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Persian-origin name in our dataset.
