Feminine dossier · first seen 1968

Nissa

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1974

Peak era

1974

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1968Peak 19742024

Peak year

1974

Decline from peak

86.8%

2024

All-time

1,527

Nissa 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 1974, when 68 girls were named Nissa.

In 2024, only 9 girls were given the name.

Down 86.8% from its peak.

All told, about 1,527 Americans have been named Nissa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1968.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1974

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