Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Neysa is a variant of Nessa. An origin associated with Nessa is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neysa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,288
- 0 boys · 1,288 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −78%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,198 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Neysa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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