Is Nisa a boy or girl name?

Nisa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,736 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nisa

Recorded 1953–2025 · United States

Nisa was most popular in 1991, when 97 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,628 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,736 people named Nisa.

Nisa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nisa’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nisa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nisa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,736 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nisa

Where Nisa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org