Nikesh
Nikesh is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Nikesh Patel, British actor Nikesh Arora, Indian-American business executive Nikesh Shukla, British author and screenwriter Nikesha Patel, British-Indian actress Nikesh Ram, Indian businessman and actor
Meaning & Origin of Nikesh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nikesh is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Nikesh Patel, British actor Nikesh Arora, Indian-American business executive Nikesh Shukla, British author and screenwriter Nikesha Patel, British-Indian actress Nikesh Ram, Indian businessman and actor
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The Story of Nikesh
American parents first put Nikesh on the record books as a baby boy name in 1974, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 12 Nikeshs were born — ranking #4,564 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Nikeshs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 129 Nikeshs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nikesh
Nikesh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 129 births in the dataset. Nikesh's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #4,564. Use the chart and map above to compare Nikesh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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