Recorded 1967–2002 Girls' name Peak 1991 47 births

Neisa — girls' name

47 babies named Neisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s101980s51990s202000s7
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Neisa was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Neisa in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Neisa between 1967 and 2002, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Neisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 47 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Neisa at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

47

Since 1967

36 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1967

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2002

Neisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1967

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 20021994199219911980197319701967 5

Neisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 43% of Neisa's all-time total
1960s51970s101980s51990s202000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neisa?
47 babies have been named Neisa since 1967. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Neisa most popular?
Neisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Neisa been used?
Neisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 36 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Neisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neida, Neila, Neisha, Neita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.