Boys' name · since 1991
Nisson
Nisson has 20 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nisson is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 20 have been recorded since 1991.
Nisson has 20 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2017.
- #29,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nisson ranks #29,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nisson's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Nisson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nisson's full recorded timeline at 2001, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births.
Nisson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2017
- Peak year (1991)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Nisson by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Nisson's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nisson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
Nisson by state
Where Nisson concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 25.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 25.0% |
5 of 20 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Nisson's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Nissons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Nisson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1991–2017 (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 Nisson 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.