Nisa
Nisa was the 6759th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1582nd with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,707 places. More babies were named Nisa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,759 girls, down 198 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199197 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,736babies recorded
Nisa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,759 | 17 |
| 2020 | #6,561 | 18 |
| 2010 | #7,138 | 18 |
| 2000 | #2,733 | 54 |
| 1990 | #2,726 | 43 |
| 1980 | #5,448 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,909 | 24 |
| 1960 | #6,186 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nisa, counting every spelling?
Nisa is the most common spelling of a name family that had 64 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 64 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisa | 17 | #6,759 | 103 |
| Nyssa | 18 | #6,489 | 84 |
| Nysa | 11 | #9,305 | 71 |
| Nissa | 5 | #16,610 | 40 |
| Nyza | 8 | #11,660 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nisa?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nisa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nisa 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nisa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nisa?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Nisa are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Nisa mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Nisa by state
How common Nisa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nisa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nisa
How popular is the name Nisa?
Nisa was the 6759th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1582nd with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,707 places. More babies were named Nisa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Nisa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nisa in the US.
Where is Nisa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nisa was most common in New York (0.04 per 1,000 girls).