Nyssa
Nyssa was the 6489th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1729th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 868 places. More babies were named Nyssa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,489 girls, down 1,042 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,830babies recorded
Nyssa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,489 | 18 |
| 2020 | #5,447 | 23 |
| 2010 | #5,555 | 25 |
| 2000 | #3,323 | 41 |
| 1990 | #2,593 | 46 |
| 1980 | #5,801 | 12 |
| 1970 | #6,842 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nyssa, counting every spelling?
Nyssa is a spelling of Nisa, 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 Nyssa?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nyssa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nyssa 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nyssa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nyssa?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Nyssa are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Nyssa 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.
Nyssa by state
How common Nyssa 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 Nyssa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nyssa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nyssa
How popular is the name Nyssa?
Nyssa was the 6489th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1729th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 868 places. More babies were named Nyssa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nyssa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nyssa in the US.
Where is Nyssa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nyssa was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.