How Many People Are Named Nisha?
An estimated 2,841 people in the United States have the first name Nisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Nisha peaked in popularity in 1984 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nisha 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 Nisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,841
About 1 in 120,646 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1984
104 births
Total Registered
2,979
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nisha
Nisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,979 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nisha as a female name
Ranked #6,550 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (104 births)
Nisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 846 babies were registered. Nisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nisha by Decade
How has Nisha 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.
Nisha by State
Birth registrations for Nisha span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Maryland, Massachusetts, Georgia. On average, about 112 Nishas were registered per state.
Nisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nisha
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nisha?
We estimate approximately 2,841 people named Nisha 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 120,646 Americans share this first name.
Is Nisha a common name?
Nisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,979 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nisha most popular?
Nisha reached peak popularity in 1984, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nisha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nisha a female name?
Nisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nisha Smith, Nisha Johnson, Nisha 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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