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Nisa

Girl

Meaning of Nisa: Arabic: 'woman'

Nisa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6390th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6390

17 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,736

First recorded 1953 · peak 1991

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 43 babies19901991: 97 babies1992: 72 babies1993: 35 babies1994: 57 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 47 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 47 babies2000: 54 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 46 babies2003: 42 babies2004: 48 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 31 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 37 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 24 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 18 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 21 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 17 babies
US babies named Nisa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 97.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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