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Nisa

100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Nisa has been given to about 1,736 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,699
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 97
  • Born in 202517
  • All time1,736
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Nisa?

Its best year was 1991, when 97 babies were given the name, ranking 1582nd. The typical living American called Nisa is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Nisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lisa0.81
  2. Isa0.81
  3. Risa0.81
  4. Anisa0.80
  5. Anissa0.77
  6. Nina0.75
  7. Nia0.75
  8. Nita0.75

Middle names for Nisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nisa Josephine0.84
  2. Nisa Rose0.83
  3. Nisa Louise0.83
  4. Nisa June0.82
  5. Nisa Pearl0.82
  6. Nisa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.83
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.83
  3. Aracelisister · 0.83
  4. Thaliasister · 0.82
  5. Hassanbrother · 0.81
  6. Ahmadbrother · 0.81

Where Nisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nisa White0.78
  2. Nisa Reyes0.78
  3. Nisa Moore0.78
  4. Nisa Lee0.78
  5. Nisa Hill0.78
  6. Nisa Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nisa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Nisa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.