How Many People Are Named Nisaiah?
An estimated 76 people in the United States have the first name Nisaiah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Nisaiah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nisaiah 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 Nisaiah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nisaiah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
76
About 1 in 4,509,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
15 births
Total Registered
77
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nisaiah
Nisaiah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 77 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nisaiah as a male name
Ranked #9,433 in 2016
8 male births in 2016
Peak: 2005 (15 births)
Nisaiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nisaiah span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 52 babies were registered. While Nisaiah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nisaiah by Decade
How has Nisaiah 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.
Nisaiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nisaiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nisaiah
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nisaiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nisaiah?
We estimate approximately 76 people named Nisaiah 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 4,509,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Nisaiah a common name?
Nisaiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 77 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nisaiah most popular?
Nisaiah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nisaiah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nisaiah a male name?
Nisaiah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nisaiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nisaiah Smith, Nisaiah Johnson, Nisaiah 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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