Nissa Girl
How popular is Nissa?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Nissa in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
1,485living people named Nissa (est.)
40median age of people named Nissa
1,532babies named Nissa since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Nissa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▼ 4672 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #9,476 in 2015, #15,083 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1974 (68 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,464 in 1974 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nissa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nyssa family of names ranked #2,067 for girls in 2025 (#1,852 the year before), with 64 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Nissa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44 | #2,102 |
| 1970s | 527 | #1,464 |
| 1980s | 312 | #2,028 |
| 1990s | 278 | #2,697 |
| 2000s | 207 | #4,175 |
| 2010s | 119 | #7,510 |
| 2020s | 45 | #9,051 |
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Questions
- Is Nissa a boy or girl name?
- Nissa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nissa were girls.
- How popular is the name Nissa?
- 5 baby girls were named Nissa in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Nissa most popular?
- Nissa peaked in 1974, when 68 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,464 in 1974.
- How many people are named Nissa?
- 1,532 babies have been named Nissa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,485 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.