Niesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Niesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Niesha come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps a variant of Nisha, Keisha or Aisha
Is Niesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Niesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Niesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 girls.
Niesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
How popular is Niesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 165 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Niesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,810 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 35 | #3,506 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 38 | #3,102 |
| 1996 | 67 | #2,056 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 59 | #2,227 |
| 1993 | 69 | #2,007 |
| 1992 | 98 | #1,572 |
| 1991 | 165 | #1,087 |
| 1990 | 99 | #1,539 |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,583 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,736 |
| 1987 | 77 | #1,608 |
| 1986 | 107 | #1,260 |
| 1985 | 103 | #1,297 |
| 1984 | 81 | #1,432 |
| 1983 | 92 | #1,311 |
| 1982 | 105 | #1,243 |
| 1981 | 74 | #1,580 |
| 1980 | 84 | #1,448 |
| 1979 | 76 | #1,530 |
| 1978 | 75 | #1,502 |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,538 |
| 1976 | 37 | #2,255 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,121 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
Names like Niesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Isha, Sasha, Tanisha, Hana, Alisha, Anya, Krisha, Nishtha, Neha, Summer, Priya
Names related to Niesha
Nisa, Naisha, Nisha, Neesha, Neisha, Nyesha, Nyeisha, Nyisha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Niesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niesha, updated 20 October 2026.