Given name
Nimisha
“a princess; daughter born to royalty”
Nimisha is a variant of Nimeesha. One African interpretation is “a princess; daughter born to royalty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nimisha is a variant of Nimeesha. One African interpretation is “a princess; daughter born to royalty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nimisha is a variant of Nimeesha. An origin associated with Nimeesha is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nimisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 138
- 0 boys · 138 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 993 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.
Nimisha’s family of names
Nimisha has a related form in Nimeesha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nimisha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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