Nisha
Nisha was the 8216th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1244th with 104 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 594 places. More babies were named Nisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,216 girls, down 740 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1984104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,994babies recorded
Nisha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,216 | 13 |
| 2020 | #7,476 | 15 |
| 2010 | #4,278 | 35 |
| 2000 | #2,327 | 67 |
| 1990 | #1,664 | 89 |
| 1980 | #1,687 | 68 |
| 1970 | #2,910 | 24 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nisha, counting every spelling?
Nisha is a spelling of Nysha, a name family that had 22 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 22 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nysha | 9 | #10,704 | 83 |
| Nisha | 13 | #8,216 | 78 |
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 Nisha?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nisha (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nisha 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nisha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nisha?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Nisha are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 25 and 43. That makes Nisha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Nisha by state
How common Nisha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Nisha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nisha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nisha
How popular is the name Nisha?
Nisha was the 8216th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1244th with 104 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 594 places. More babies were named Nisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Nisha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nisha in the US.
Where is Nisha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nisha was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.