Nisa comes from the Arabic / Latin tradition, meaning Woman, lady, feminine.
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How popular is Nisa?
1991peak year
Today, Nisa is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5623), with only about 24 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1991, 97 babies were given the name (ranked #1583 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Nisa's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,719 babies have been registered as Nisa since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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