Given name
Nysa
“a friendly elf”·“one who tests others”
Nysa 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
Nysa 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
Nysa 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 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nysa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 384
- 0 boys · 384 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,305 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,305 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 327 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: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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