Nisa

Girl · NEE-sa · Arabic

Nisa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “women”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).

What does Nisa mean?

Arabic

“women”

An-Nisa, 'The Women', is the fourth surah of the Qur'an.

Say it: NEE-sa

Is Nisa a girl's or a boy's name?

Nisa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Nisa in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #2,675among girls
Babies in 2025: 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 31% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Nisa, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 23 girls.

Half of all the girls named Nisa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 23 in 20102025

Nisa in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	10	#2,675
2024	13	#2,175
2023	12	#2,329
2022	9	#2,805
2021	12	#2,325
2020	20	#1,587
2019	17	#1,793
2018	14	#2,088
2017	6	#3,774
2016	9	#2,893
2015	20	#1,622
2014	15	#1,976
2013	15	#1,964
2012	18	#1,756
2011	22	#1,467
2010	23	#1,418
2009	17	#1,691
2008	22	#1,390
2007	13	#1,964
2006	9	#2,451
2005	6	#3,133
2004	13	#1,722
2003	9	#2,109
2002	3	#4,284
2001	5	#2,928
2000	9	#1,942
1999	11	#1,653
1998	6	#2,535
1997	7	#2,281
1996	6	#2,469

How popular is Nisa in the US?

Rank in 2025: #6,545among girls
Babies in 2025: 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadydown 9% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Nisa, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 1991, with 97 girls. It first appears in the records in 1953.

2025 had fewer girls named Nisa than any year since 1989.

Half of all the girls named Nisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.

1953Busiest: 97 in 19912025

Nisa in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	17	#6,545
2024	26	#5,018
2023	21	#5,747
2022	21	#5,790
2021	18	#6,409
2020	18	#6,321
2019	28	#4,772
2018	24	#5,311
2017	18	#6,527
2016	27	#4,989
2015	37	#3,988
2014	25	#5,308
2013	30	#4,643
2012	28	#4,955
2011	27	#5,061
2010	18	#6,901
2009	31	#4,676
2008	28	#5,140
2007	34	#4,379
2006	33	#4,357
2005	38	#3,805
2004	48	#3,176
2003	42	#3,408
2002	46	#3,099
2001	37	#3,545
2000	54	#2,704
1999	47	#2,851
1998	43	#2,970
1997	47	#2,656
1996	39	#3,023
1995	59	#2,239
1994	57	#2,290
1993	35	#3,216
1992	72	#1,923
1991	97	#1,569
1990	43	#2,690
1989	15	#5,539
1988	12	#6,272
1987	20	#4,119
1986	20	#4,026
1985	20	#3,982
1984	12	#5,538
1983	10	#6,210
1982	13	#5,207
1981	11	#5,884
1980	13	#5,244
1979	21	#3,667
1978	16	#4,242
1977	18	#3,910
1976	12	#4,903
1975	12	#4,852
1974	19	#3,426
1973	20	#3,232
1972	19	#3,276
1971	13	#4,309
1970	24	#2,856
1969	10	#4,722
1968	10	#4,488
1967	7	#5,456
1966	11	#3,958
1965	11	#3,951
1964	6	#6,008
1963	5	#6,591
1962	7	#5,292
1961	8	#4,881
1960	6	#5,695
1959	6	#5,565
1958	5	#6,102
1957	0	–
1956	0	–
1955	6	#5,207
1954	0	–
1953	5	#5,672

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