Recorded 1985–2008 Girls' name Peak 1994 53 births

Nyshia — girls' name

53 babies named Nyshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s252000s23
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nyshia was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nyshia in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Nyshia between 1985 and 2008, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nyshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyshia 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 53 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.

Nyshia at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

53

Since 1985

24 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1985

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2008

Nyshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1985

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200820062001200019971994199319911985 5

Nyshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 47% of Nyshia's all-time total
1980s51990s252000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyshia?
53 babies have been named Nyshia since 1985. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Nyshia most popular?
Nyshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Nyshia been used?
Nyshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 24 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Nyshia?
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, 1985–2008 (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.