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Nisha

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What official birth registration shows about Nisha: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #497 to #5891.199620012006201120162024#497#5891
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#499
1997#604
1998#497
1999#736
2000#524
2001#504
2002#620
2003#630
2004#772
2005#1121
2006#855
2007#1102
2008#1065
2009#1411
2010#1294
2011#2150
2012#2969
2013#1864
2014#2862
2015#3252
2016#3214
2017#4063
2020#5493
2021#3192
2023#5687
2024#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

In 2014: #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2862 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #499 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2002

    Highest recorded position: #286 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2001–2002).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #286 in Northern Ireland in 2002.

Nisha's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#31927HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#32147HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#28628HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#186415HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#29698HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#215012HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#129424HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#141120HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#106528HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#110226HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#85535HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#112122HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#77236HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#63046HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#62044HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#50458HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#52454HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#73631HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#49756HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#60442HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#49955HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2864HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#6893HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5764HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Nisha is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Nisha, between 1996 and 2024, in 26 of those 29 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: highest position in 2002Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200319962024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202426#497 in 1998
Northern Ireland2001–20022#286 in 2002
Republic of Ireland2003–20146#490 in 2003
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Nisha

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #286 in Northern Ireland in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.