Neesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-sha
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Neesha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “night”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Neesha mean?
Sanskrit: variant of Nisha, from Sanskrit nisha 'night'
“night”
A spelling of Nisha, the Sanskrit word for night.
Is Neesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Neesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Neesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Neesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Neesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Neesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krisha Priya Nishtha Viha Kridha Radhika Navya Isha Shreeja Anisha Dhyana Asha
Names related to Neesha
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Neesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neesha, updated 20 October 2026.