Nagisa
Nagisa is a Japanese given name used by either sex and is occasionally used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Nagisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nagisa is a Japanese given name used by either sex and is occasionally used as a surname.
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The Story of Nagisa
Nagisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 8 Nagisas were born — ranking #11,156 that year. As of 2026, Nagisa ranks #11,156 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 26 Nagisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Nagisa
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Nagisa , a Persian harpist of the 7th century
- Mayumi Nagisa ( 渚 まゆみ ; born 1944) , Japanese actress and singer
- Nagisa Aoyama (青山 なぎさ; born 1998), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Nagisa Arakaki (新垣 渚; born 1980), Japanese professional baseball player
- Nagisa Hayashi ( 林 なぎさ ; born 1986) , Japanese field hockey player
- Nagisa Ikemoto ( 池本 凪沙 ; born 2002) , Japanese swimmer
- Nagisa Katahira (片平 なぎさ; born 1959), Japanese television actress
- Nagisa Nozaki (野崎 渚; born 1990), Japanese professional wrestler
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Names that sound like Nagisa
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About the name Nagisa
Nagisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Nagisa's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #11,156. Use the chart and map above to compare Nagisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.