Is Nisha a boy or girl name?

Nisha is a girl’s name. Of the 2,994 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nisha

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Nisha was most popular in 1984, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,027 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,994 people named Nisha.

Nisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nisha’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,994 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 Nisha

Where Nisha 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