Feminine dossier · first seen 1953

Nisa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nisa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1991

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1953Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

73.2%

2024

All-time

1,719

Nisa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1991, when 97 girls were named Nisa.

In 2024, only 26 girls were given the name.

Down 73.2% from its peak.

All told, about 1,719 Americans have been named Nisa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1953.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1991

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