Recorded 2008–2022 Boys' name Peak 2008 17 births

Nissen — boys' name

17 babies named Nissen in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72020s10
2020s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Nissen was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nissen in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nissen

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Nissen between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nissen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nissen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nissen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nissen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nissen 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 17 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.

Nissen at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

17

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nissen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202220212008 7

Nissen by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
10 births that decade — 59% of Nissen's all-time total
2000s72020s10

Nissen by state

Where Nissen concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nissen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 70.6%
New York share of Nissen's total US births 70.6%

12 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nissen?
17 babies have been named Nissen since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Nissen most popular?
Nissen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Nissen most popular?
The top states for the name Nissen are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Nissen been used?
Nissen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nissen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nishant, Nishan, Nissim, Nishanth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2008–2022 (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.