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Nyssa
OriginGreek
Meaning"goal"
US Rank#6489
2025 SSA
About Nyssa
A fairly common Greek name that would fit in well here.
Pronounced NIS-uh.
As of October 2026, Nyssa ranked #6489 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1729 in 2003.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,835 | 40 | 22.6 |
| 2017 | #4,129 | 36 | 20.9 |
| 2018 | #4,321 | 33 | 19.4 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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