Nimisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-MEE-sha
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Nimisha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “twinkling of an eye, a moment”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nimisha mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit nimisha 'twinkling of an eye'
“twinkling of an eye, a moment”
Is Nimisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Nimisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Nimisha 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.
Nimisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Nimisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Nimisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nimisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Nimisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika, Nirvana, Akshara, Divisha, Nishtha, Navya, Varnika, Anisha, Prisha, Priya, Viha, Anvika
Names related to Nimisha
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), 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, “Nimisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nimisha, updated 20 October 2026.