Nisha

Nisha

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Hindi

Nisha first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 58 babies (rank #506 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nisha

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nisha yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

634

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	55	#499
1997	42	#611
1998	56	#500
1999	31	#750
2000	54	#525
2001	58	#506
2002	44	#628
2003	46	#634
2004	36	#783
2005	22	#1,153
2006	35	#865
2007	26	#1,117
2008	28	#1,088
2009	20	#1,449
2010	24	#1,321
2011	12	#2,235
2012	8	#3,192
2013	15	#1,927
2014	8	#3,070
2015	7	#3,496
2016	7	#3,509

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#499

1997

#611

1998

#500

1999

#750

2000

#525

2001

#506

2002

#628

2003

#634

2004

#783

2005

#1,153

2006

#865

2007

#1,117

2008

#1,088

2009

#1,449

2010

#1,321

2011

#2,235

2012

#3,192

2013

#1,927

2014

#3,070

2015

#3,496

2016

#3,509

Numerology of Nisha

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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