Girls' name · since 1998
Nysa
384 babies named Nysa in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,159 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
384 babies have been named Nysa since 1998, making it today's #9159 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nysa has been recorded 384 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #9159 nationally and more common than 47% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #13,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,159 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 384 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nysa ranks #13,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,159 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 384 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,159 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nysa's 384 recorded births place it above 80.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nysa compares
384 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 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
Nysa's all-time total is 2% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nysa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 384 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nysa's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nysa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Nysa's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nysa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (46% of all-time use).
Nysa by state
Where Nysa concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
29 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nysa's data
- Nysa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (178 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nysas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nysa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Nysa 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.