Neïssa
How to say it: neh-ee-SA · /ne.iˈsa/
Modern French coinage, possibly from Arabic Nisa meaning 'women' - fashionable invention with no settled meaning.
Neïssa was the 10,000th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.6-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #9,302 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #10,000 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.6 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #9,302 |
| In France, 2025 | #701 among girls’ names, 25 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Neïssa is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Nei
- Nessa
- Issa
Other spellings
Honouring a Neïssa in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Neïssa is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #701 for girls in 2025.
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