How Many People Are Named Nisa?
An estimated 1,647 people in the United States have the first name Nisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Nisa peaked in popularity in 1991 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nisa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,647
About 1 in 208,108 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1991
97 births
Total Registered
1,719
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nisa
Nisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,719 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nisa as a female name
Ranked #5,092 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (97 births)
Nisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nisa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 539 babies were registered. Nisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nisa by Decade
How has Nisa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nisa by State
Birth registrations for Nisa span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, New Jersey, Arizona. On average, about 51 Nisas were registered per state.
Nisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nisa
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nisa?
We estimate approximately 1,647 people named Nisa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 208,108 Americans share this first name.
Is Nisa a common name?
Nisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,719 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nisa most popular?
Nisa reached peak popularity in 1991, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nisa is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nisa a female name?
Nisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nisa Smith, Nisa Johnson, Nisa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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