Girls' name · since 1973
Nyisha
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 532 babies named Nyisha, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
532 girls have been named Nyisha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nyisha recorded 532 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2007.
- #11,398 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 532 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyisha ranks #11,398 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 532 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nyisha's 532 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nyisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyisha's full recorded timeline at 1990, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2007
- Peak year (1980)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Nyisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (223 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Nyisha's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nyisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
223 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 223 births (42% of all-time use).
How Nyisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nyisha's total volume
Nyisha by state
Where Nyisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 40 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 4.1% |
40 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nyisha's data
- Nyisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nyishas (40 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nyisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1973–2007 (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 Nyisha 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.