Boys' name · since 1992
Nissim
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 293 babies named Nissim, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,793 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 293
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
293 babies have been named Nissim since 1992, making it today's #4793 boys' name.
Nissim has 293 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4793 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #10,722 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,793 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 293 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nissim ranks #10,722 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,793 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 293 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,793 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 293
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nissim's 293 recorded births place it above 76.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nissim compares
293 45th 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
Nissim's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nissim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 293 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nissim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nissim splits its recorded history at 2010: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nissim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Nissim by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (95 births, 32% of the file).
2020s was Nissim's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Nissim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 95 births (32% of all-time use).
Nissim by state
Where Nissim concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 104 | 35.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
104 of 293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Nissims (104 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nissim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Nissim 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.