Is Nisha a boy or girl name?
Nisha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 0 boys were named Nisha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,979 US babies named Nisha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,550
- Babies named Nisha since 1961
- 2,979
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 104 babies
Boys and girls named Nisha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 457 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 846 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 803 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 520 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 216 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,550 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,432 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,756 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,842 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,473 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,941 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,040 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,657 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,808 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,271 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,269 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,212 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,021 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,277 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,446 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,043 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,839 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,485 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,251 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,077 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,369 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,251 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,300 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,914 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,911 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,856 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,772 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,806 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,825 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,594 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,907 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,664 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,613 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,527 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,674 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,502 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,427 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,243 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,281 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,467 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,566 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,687 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,704 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,743 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,572 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,669 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,089 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,901 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,649 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,848 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,909 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,287 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,940 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,565 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,137 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,385 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,247 |
Highest rank
Nisha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,243 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nisha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.