US rank #4228 Girls' name Peak 2024 588 births

Nissi — #4228 US girls' name

588 babies named Nissi in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s432000s1792010s2312020s130
#4228
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Nissi was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

34 babies were named Nissi in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nissi

The Social Security Administration has registered 588 babies named Nissi between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nissi currently holds the #4228 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nissi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nissi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nissi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nissi 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 588 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.

Nissi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

588

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2024

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,228

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nissi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
34
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019951986 5

Nissi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
231 births that decade — 39% of Nissi's all-time total
1980s51990s432000s1792010s2312020s130

Nissi by state

Where Nissi concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nissi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30 5.1%
#2 California
11 1.9%
#3 New York
11 1.9%
#4 Florida
5 0.9%
Texas share of Nissi's total US births 5.1%
Even split

30 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nissi?
588 babies have been named Nissi since 1986. It currently ranks #4228 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 34 births.
When was Nissi most popular?
Nissi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nissi most popular?
The top states for the name Nissi are Texas (30 births), California (11 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Nissi been used?
Nissi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nissi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nisha, Nisa, Nissa, Nishka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1986–2024 (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.