How Many People Are Named Nishi?
An estimated 243 people in the United States have the first name Nishi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Nishi peaked in popularity in 2008 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nishi 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 Nishi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
243
About 1 in 1,410,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
25 births
Total Registered
247
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nishi
Nishi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 247 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nishi as a female name
Ranked #15,088 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 2008 (25 births)
Nishi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nishi span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 129 babies were registered. While Nishi is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nishi by Decade
How has Nishi 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.
Nishi by State
Nishi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nishi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nishi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nishi?
We estimate approximately 243 people named Nishi 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 1,410,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Nishi a common name?
Nishi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 247 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nishi most popular?
Nishi reached peak popularity in 2008, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nishi is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nishi a female name?
Nishi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nishi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nishi Smith, Nishi Johnson, Nishi 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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