Given name & surname
Nisan
“a miracle child”
Nisan is a variant of Nissan. One Hebrew interpretation is “a miracle child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nisan is a variant of Nissan. One Hebrew interpretation is “a miracle child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nisan is a variant of Nissan. An origin associated with Nissan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nisan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 26 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,342 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,342 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 212 as a first name in 2020; 124 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nisan’s family of names
Nisan has a related form in Nissan. In Greek usage, Nisan is a transliteration of Νισάν.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nisan
- Yigal GuettaIsraeli politicianborn 1966
- Nisan KatzFilm producer and filmmakerborn 1974
- Nissan KatzenelsonRussian politician1862–1923
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.