US rank #4964 Boys' name Peak 2024 272 births

Nissim — #4964 US boys' name

272 babies named Nissim in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s762010s852020s74
#4964
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Nissim was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

20 babies were named Nissim in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nissim

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Nissim between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nissim currently holds the #4964 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nissim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nissim shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nissim in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nissim 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 272 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.

Nissim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

272

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2024

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,964

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nissim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
20
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 202420202016201220082004200019941992 5

Nissim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 31% of Nissim's all-time total
1990s372000s762010s852020s74

Nissim by state

Where Nissim concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nissim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
94 34.6%
#2 New Jersey
5 1.8%
New York share of Nissim's total US births 34.6%
Even split

94 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nissim?
272 babies have been named Nissim since 1992. It currently ranks #4964 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 20 births.
When was Nissim most popular?
Nissim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nissim most popular?
The top states for the name Nissim are New York (94 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Nissim been used?
Nissim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nissim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nishant, Nishan, Nishanth, Nissan, 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, 1992–2024 (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.