Total births
34
Girls' name · since 2005
Nissy
Nissy has 34 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16543
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
34 babies have been named Nissy since 2005, making it today's #16543 girls' name.
Nissy has 34 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16543 as of the latest data, more common than 7% of girls, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #16543 among girls today
- 34 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nissy is currently the #16543 girls' name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 34 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16543
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Nissy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16543
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Nissy was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nissy in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Nissy compares
34 11th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nissy's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nissy | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nissy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nissy splits its recorded history at 2023: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nissy at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#16,543
Active since
2005
Nissy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Nissy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nissy's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Nissy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (71% of all-time use).
Nissy by state
Where Nissy concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 14.7% |
New York share of Nissy's total US births 14.7%
5 of 34 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nissy? ▼
34 babies have been named Nissy since 2005. It currently ranks #16543 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 7 births.
When was Nissy most popular? ▼
Nissy was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Nissy most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Nissy are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nissy been used? ▼
Records for Nissy go back to 2005, giving 21 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nissy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nisha, Nisa, Nissa, Nissi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nissy's data
- New York records the most Nissys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nissy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nissy: #16543 Girls' Name - 34 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nissy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nissy 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 June 2026.