Girls' name · since 1970
Nyssa
Nyssa has 1,830 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,830
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nyssa is the #6375 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,830 recorded since 1970.
Nyssa has 1,830 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6375 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,992 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,375 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,830 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyssa ranks #4,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,375 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,830 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,830
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyssa's 1,830 recorded births place it above 93.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nyssa compares
1,830 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Nyssa's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyssa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,830 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyssa splits its recorded history at 1999: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Nyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (577 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Nyssa's strongest decade.
577 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Nyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
377 births
- 1990s
1990s
413 births
- 2000s
2000s
577 births
- 2010s
2010s
288 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 577 births (32% of all-time use).
How Nyssa 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 Nyssa's total volume
Nyssa by state
Where Nyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 175 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 167 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 45 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 7 | 0.4% |
175 of 1,830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Nyssa appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nyssa's data
- Nyssa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (577 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nyssas (175 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Nyssa 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.