Boys' name · since 1994
Nisan
26 babies named Nisan in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,675 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nisan is the #12675 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 26 recorded since 1994.
Nisan has 26 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12675 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #27,032 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,675 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 26 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nisan ranks #27,032 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,675 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 26 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #27,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,675 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nisan's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nisan compares
26 10th 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
Nisan's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nisan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nisan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nisan splits its recorded history at 2023: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nisan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Nisan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).
2020s was Nisan's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Nisan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
Nisan by state
Where Nisan concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 19.2% |
5 of 26 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Nisans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nisan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
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, 1994–2025 (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 Nisan 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.