How Many People Are Named Nyshia?
An estimated 52 people in the United States have the first name Nyshia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Nyshia peaked in popularity in 1994 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyshia 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 Nyshia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nyshia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
52
About 1 in 6,591,430 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1994
7 births
Total Registered
53
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyshia
Nyshia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 53 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyshia as a female name
Ranked #19,707 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1994 (7 births)
Nyshia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyshia span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 25 babies were registered. Nyshia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nyshia by Decade
How has Nyshia 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.
Nyshia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyshia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nyshia
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nyshia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyshia?
We estimate approximately 52 people named Nyshia 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 6,591,430 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyshia a common name?
Nyshia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 53 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyshia most popular?
Nyshia reached peak popularity in 1994, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyshia is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyshia a female name?
Nyshia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyshia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyshia Smith, Nyshia Johnson, Nyshia 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me