Given name & surname
Nissen
Nissen is a surname. It is used in English and Danish.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Danish usage, Nissen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Nis.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nissen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 24 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,383 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,383 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,675 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.
Nissen’s family of names
In Danish usage, Nissen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Nis. In Danish usage, Nissen as a surname has a related form in NIELSEN. In Greek usage, Nissen as a surname is a transliteration of Νίσσεν.
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.
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