What origin is the name Niket?

Niket comes from Tamil naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

What are good sister names for Niket?

Names from the same tamil tradition pair naturally with Niket — for example Adrisa, Akshita, Anubhuti. You can browse more on our tamil names page.

What is the rashi of the name Niket?

Niket starts with the syllable “Ni” (नी), which traditionally belongs to Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2, in Vrishchik rashi (Scorpio). This is based on the English spelling; the Hindi spelling decides the exact syllable.

Niket

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Niket

Niket

Boy

Tamil

2 syllables

Niket is a Tamil boy's name meaning "House, mansion.", Rashi Vrishchik.

The meaning of Niket is "House, mansion." — a boy name of Tamil origin. It has 2 syllables.

Rashi: Vrishchik
Nakshatra: anuradha (Ni)
Origin: Tamil
Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Last updated 22 October 2026.

Meaning

House, mansion.

Popularity

No birth-record data (source: not in US birth records; popularity in India is not tracked)

Quick answers about Niket

What does Niket mean?

Niket is a boy name of Tamil origin meaning "House, mansion.".

How popular is Niket?

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Sister names that go with Niket

Adrisa Akshita Anubhuti Atpudham ArulDevi Aabharana

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Ni (नी)
Rashi: Vrishchik (Scorpio)
Nakshatra: Anuradha, pada 2
Name number: 8

By tradition, names starting with “Ni” suit babies born in Anuradha nakshatra (pada 2), which falls in Vrishchik rashi. This is read from the English spelling; the Hindi spelling decides the exact syllable. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.