Nissi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NISS-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,237 for girls
Nissi is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my banner”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
What does Nissi mean?
Hebrew
“my banner”
From Jehovah-nissi, 'the Lord is my banner', the name Moses gave to an altar in Exodus 17.
Is Nissi a girl's or a boy's name?
Nissi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nissi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Nissi, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 14 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Nissi than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Nissi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Nissi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
How popular is Nissi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,237among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Nissi, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,846th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 34 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Nissi in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nissi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4,206 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,245 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 33 | #4,344 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5,125 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Nissi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Mali Ava Safa Isla Harper Zainab Freya Ayla Mia Lyra Willow
Names related to Nissi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
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, “Nissi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nissi, updated 20 October 2026.