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Nisha

100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Nisha has been given to about 2,994 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1984, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 2,926
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1984 · 104
  • Born in 202513
  • All time2,994

How popular is Nisha?

Its best year was 1984, when 104 babies were given the name, ranking 1244th. The typical living American called Nisha is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Nisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tisha0.85
  2. Kisha0.85
  3. Isha0.85
  4. Misha0.85
  5. Anisha0.82
  6. Aisha0.80
  7. Trisha0.75
  8. Tanisha0.74

Middle names for Nisha

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

Sibling names for Nisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.85
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.82
  3. Kareembrother · 0.82
  4. Marisolsister · 0.82
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.82
  6. Laceysister · 0.80

Where Nisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.