Nikash

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nikash by the numbers

Nikash was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Nikash

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nikash. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nikeshruler of the night5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Niklasvictory of the people; scandinavian form of nicholas29 in the US (2017)
  • Nikosvictory of the people; form of Nicholas7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nihanshpart or aspect of a smile5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Niyanshpart or portion of life3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Naksh10 in England and Wales (2025)

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