Nimisha
Nimisha is an Indian feminine given name. It may refer to the following notable people:Nimisha Madhvani, Ugandan diplomat Nimisha Mehta, British actress Nimisha Mukerji, Canadian film and television director Nimisha Pandey, Indian television and Internet content developer and curator Nimisha Sajayan, Indian actress Nimisha Suresh, Indian actress Nimisha Suthar, Indian politician Nimisha Vakharia,…
Meaning & Origin of Nimisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nimisha is an Indian feminine given name. It may refer to the following notable people:Nimisha Madhvani, Ugandan diplomat Nimisha Mehta, British actress Nimisha Mukerji, Canadian film and television director Nimisha Pandey, Indian television and Internet content developer and curator Nimisha Sajayan, Indian actress Nimisha Suresh, Indian actress Nimisha Suthar, Indian politician Nimisha Vakharia,…
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The Story of Nimisha
American parents first put Nimisha on the record books as a baby girl name in 1979, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 9 Nimishas were born — ranking #9,017 that year. About 37% of every Nimisha on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Nimisha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 138 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nimisha
Nimisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 138 births in the dataset. Nimisha's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #9,017. Use the chart and map above to compare Nimisha'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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