Nilsa
Nilsa was the 16600th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1260th with 76 babies. More babies were named Nilsa in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,600 girls, down 1,951 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196076 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,809babies recorded
Nilsa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,600 | 5 |
| 2020 | #14,649 | 6 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #8,994 | 11 |
| 1990 | #7,174 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,112 | 28 |
| 1970 | #1,944 | 44 |
| 1960 | #1,260 | 76 |
| 1950 | #2,510 | 17 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nilsa, counting every spelling?
Nilsa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nilsa?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nilsa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nilsa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nilsa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nilsa?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Nilsa are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 46 and 66. That makes Nilsa a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Nilsa
How popular is the name Nilsa?
Nilsa was the 16600th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1260th with 76 babies. More babies were named Nilsa in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Nilsa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nilsa in the US.