Girls' name · since 1968
Nissa
Nissa has 1,532 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,268 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,532
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,532 babies have been named Nissa since 1968, making it today's #15268 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nissa has been recorded 1,532 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #15268 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,622 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,268 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,532 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nissa ranks #5,622 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,268 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,532 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,268 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,532
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nissa's 1,532 recorded births place it above 92.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nissa compares
1,532 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nissa's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nissa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,532 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nissa's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Nissa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (527 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Nissa's strongest decade.
527 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
527 births
- 1980s
1980s
312 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s 207
2000s
207 births
- 2010s 119
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 527 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nissa's total volume
Nissa by state
Where Nissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 133 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 53 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 40 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
133 of 1,532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Nissa's data
- Nissa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (527 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nissas (133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Nissa 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.