Nisha

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A few things about Nisha you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nisha

Nisha Aggarwal

Indian actress

Choose Nisha and your child shares a first name with Nisha Aggarwal, an Indian actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nisha, like who?” Nisha Aggarwal's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 123,457 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Nisha, 13 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nisha would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNisha first shows up in US birth records in 1961, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 64 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1984, when it ranked #1,238. Today it's #7,885, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowNisha was 4.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 27,100 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 123,457.
• 🍂TrendNisha has slipped 673 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,885. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Sanskrit, Nisha means “night”. Our records link it to American, Greek and Hebrew roots.

About the name Nisha

Nisha is a girl name of American, Greek and Hebrew origin meaning “night”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-sha”. US birth records list Nisha for girls from 1961 to 2025, in 62 of those 65 years. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked #1,238 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,885, with 13 babies.

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