How Many People Are Named Nyssa?
people named Nyssa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 189,986 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,830 babies named Nyssa in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
110 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor where Saint Gregory was bishop. Nyssa is also the genus name of a type of tree, also called the Tupelo.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nyssa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nyssa alive today is about 25 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nyssa first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 2003, to 110 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nyssa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,728, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #6,488.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,488 |
| Best rank | #1,728 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,850 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nyssa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nyssa were born in California than in any other state: about 172 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nyssa was given 3.4 times as often in Texas and 2.4 times in California.
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