Boys' name · since 2008
Nissen
Nissen has 24 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,303 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
24 babies have been named Nissen since 2008, making it today's #10303 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nissen recorded 24 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #10303 nationally today, ahead of 26% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #27,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,303 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nissen ranks #27,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,303 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #27,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,303 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nissen's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% 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 Nissen compares
24 9th 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
Nissen's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nissen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nissen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nissen splits its recorded history at 2022: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nissen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nissen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (17 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Nissen's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Nissen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (71% of all-time use).
Nissen by state
Where Nissen concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 50.0% |
12 of 24 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Nissens (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nissen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Nissen 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.