Naisha
Feminine
Naisha is a recent name with real neighbors in Sanskrit and Arabic, and no documented descent from either.
How old is the name Naisha?
Naisha first appears in US birth records in 1973 — 52 years ago. The typical Naisha alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 1,600 people named Naisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Naisha most popular?
Naisha peaked in 1983, reaching #2721 nationally. Today it ranks #4172, 1,451 places below that high. See the whole 1983 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Naisha
Ours, offered as ours. Sanskrit nisha is night, and naisha is its adjective — belonging to the night. Indian naming uses night words freely, since the tradition has a great deal to say about the hours before dawn. Whether the modern Naisha draws on it or was assembled from the Na- and -isha pieces that both Indian and American naming favor is unrecorded, and the Sanskrit word is real either way.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source is established. Sanskrit naisha is an adjective connected to night. Arabic Naisha has been offered as special or unique without support. The Na- and -isha pieces of modern American and Indian naming are the likelier source.
Pronouncing Naisha
NY-shah
Two syllables, first stressed. Some families say nah-EE-shah.
Nicknames for Naisha
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1973
- Most girls named
- 201059 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2721reached in 1983
- Change vs 2024
- +13.3%34 in 2025, from 30
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Naisha in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Nisha in Sanskrit — related form
- Naisha in Hindi — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, California, Texas.
Naishas among us
people named Naisha are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 47,273 born in 2025 was named Naisha
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Derenda test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Naisha's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Derenda climbed just as high around 1956, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Derenda's path sketches the road Naisha is walking now.
Naisha sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Naisha is headed
Naisha should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Naisha beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Naisha in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Isha is a complete Indian name in its own right and a ready short form.
- Six letters and two syllables, quick to write.
- Open vowels make it easy to say in most languages.
- The stress and syllable count are both unsettled.
- Naisha, Nyasha and Nisha are all close and get confused.
- There is no documented meaning for this spelling.
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Frequently asked
- How many Naishas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Naisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Naisha in 2025?
- Naisha ranks #4172 among US girl names in 2025, with 34 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Naisha?
- About 1 in every 47,273 US girls born in 2025 was named Naisha — 34 in all.
- Will my child share the name Naisha with classmates?
- Naisha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Naisha
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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