Is Nyssa a boy or girl name?

Nyssa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,830 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nyssa

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Nyssa was most popular in 2003, when 110 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,970 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,830 people named Nyssa.

Nyssa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nyssa’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nyssa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nyssa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,830 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 Nyssa

Where Nyssa 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