Niesa
Niesa Evett Johnson is a retired American women's basketball player with the Charlotte Sting of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1999 to 2001.
Meaning & Origin of Niesa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niesa Evett Johnson is a retired American women's basketball player with the Charlotte Sting of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1999 to 2001.
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The Story of Niesa
Niesa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 6 Niesas were born — ranking #11,782 that year. As of 2026, Niesa ranks #14,121 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Niesas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Niesa
Niesa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Niesa's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #11,782. Use the chart and map above to compare Niesa'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 .
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