Recorded 1992–1998 Girls' name Peak 1992 16 births

Nyshea — girls' name

16 babies named Nyshea in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s16
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nyshea was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nyshea in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyshea

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Nyshea between 1992 and 1998, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyshea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyshea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyshea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nyshea at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

16

Since 1992

7 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1992

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1998

Nyshea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1992

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 199819931992 6

Nyshea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 100% of Nyshea's all-time total
1990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyshea?
16 babies have been named Nyshea since 1992. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Nyshea most popular?
Nyshea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Nyshea been used?
Nyshea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 7 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Nyshea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyssa, Nysa, Nysha, Nysia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.