Given name
Nissah
“a friendly elf”·“one who tests others”
Nissah is a variant of Nissa. Interpretations include “a friendly elf” and “one who tests others”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nissah is a variant of Nissa. Interpretations include “a friendly elf” and “one who tests others”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nissah is a variant of Nissa. Nissa has been associated with Scandinavian and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nissah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 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 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.