Nisha
Girl · Sanskrit
Nisha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “night”. In 2025 it ranked 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Nisha mean?
Sanskrit
“night”
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Nisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Nisha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 63 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,141 |
| 2007 | 29 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 35 | #915 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 39 | #774 |
| 2003 | 48 | #658 |
| 2002 | 48 | #629 |
| 2001 | 63 | #516 |
| 2000 | 55 | #563 |
| 1999 | 34 | #752 |
| 1998 | 58 | #542 |
| 1997 | 43 | #657 |
| 1996 | 56 | #523 |
How popular is Nisha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Nisha, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 1984, with 104 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Nisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5,635 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 58 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 40 | #3,794 |
| 2005 | 43 | #3,457 |
| 2004 | 47 | #3,220 |
| 2003 | 49 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 68 | #2,349 |
| 2001 | 72 | #2,232 |
| 2000 | 67 | #2,302 |
| 1999 | 65 | #2,280 |
| 1998 | 80 | #1,896 |
| 1997 | 77 | #1,896 |
| 1996 | 79 | #1,838 |
| 1995 | 82 | #1,757 |
| 1994 | 80 | #1,793 |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 1992 | 97 | #1,585 |
| 1991 | 74 | #1,888 |
| 1990 | 89 | #1,653 |
| 1989 | 87 | #1,596 |
| 1988 | 88 | #1,520 |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,661 |
| 1986 | 83 | #1,494 |
| 1985 | 89 | #1,423 |
| 1984 | 104 | #1,238 |
| 1983 | 96 | #1,278 |
| 1982 | 82 | #1,461 |
| 1981 | 76 | #1,559 |
| 1980 | 68 | #1,677 |
| 1979 | 65 | #1,694 |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,729 |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,559 |
| 1976 | 59 | #1,662 |
| 1975 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,881 |
| 1973 | 40 | #2,019 |
| 1972 | 27 | #2,598 |
| 1971 | 25 | #2,801 |
| 1970 | 24 | #2,856 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
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