Boys' name · since 2001
Nisaiah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Nisaiah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 184
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nisaiah currently ranks #1598 among boys' names in America, with 184 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Nisaiah recorded 184 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #1598 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #13,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,598 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 184 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nisaiah ranks #13,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,598 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 184 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 184
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nisaiah's 184 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nisaiah compares
184 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nisaiah's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nisaiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 184 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nisaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nisaiah splits its recorded history at 2007: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 107 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nisaiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nisaiah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (107 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Nisaiah's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Nisaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 107 births (58% of all-time use).
Nisaiah by state
Where Nisaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 7.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 9 | 4.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 8 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.7% |
13 of 184 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Nisaiahs (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nisaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nisaiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.