Nisa
Nisa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Indonesian.
- Turkish
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Nisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nisa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Indonesian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Indonesian
The Story of Nisa
American parents first put Nisa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1953, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 97 Nisas were born — ranking #1,575 that year. About 30% of every Nisa on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nisa ranks #4,939 for baby girls with 27 births, gradually rising (+14%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nisa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nisa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nisa
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About the name Nisa
Nisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nisa's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,575. Use the chart and map above to compare Nisa'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.