Total births
22
Girls' name · since 2021
Nissah
Nissah has 22 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11078
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other girls
Nissah currently ranks #11078 among girls' names in America, with 22 babies recorded since 2021.
Nissah has 22 recorded births among girls since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11078 as of the latest data, more common than 38% of girls, 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 2021 to 2024.
- #11078 among girls today
- 22 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Nissah is currently the #11078 girls' name in America, more common than 38% of girls - 22 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11078
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other girls
Nissah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11078
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 38% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Nissah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Nissah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Nissah compares
22 8th percentile among 17,726 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
Nissah's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nissah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nissah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nissah splits its recorded history at 2022: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2021 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nissah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,078
Active since
2021
Nissah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Nissah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nissah's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nissah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nissah? ▼
Nissah has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 2021, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11078 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Nissah most popular? ▼
Nissah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Nissah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nissah since 2021 -- 4 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Nissah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nisha, Nisa, Nissa, Nissi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nissah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2021–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nissah: #11078 Girls' Name - 22 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nissah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nissah 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 July 2026.