Nessa Girl
How popular is Nessa?
#2,719 girl name in 2025
63 baby girls were named Nessa in the US in 2025, making it the 2719th most popular girl name.
1,344living people named Nessa (est.)
12median age of people named Nessa
1,368babies named Nessa since 1880
1 in 52,624US babies born in 2025
Nessa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,719 for girls (▲ 138 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 63 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,299 in 2015, #3,015 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (83 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,287 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1935 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Nessa is most popular
Babies named Nessa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
Nessa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1940s | 11 | #4,347 |
| 1960s | 12 | #5,890 |
| 1970s | 73 | #4,361 |
| 1980s | 105 | #4,471 |
| 1990s | 139 | #5,413 |
| 2000s | 225 | #4,369 |
| 2010s | 458 | #2,287 |
| 2020s | 340 | #2,719 |
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Questions
- Is Nessa a boy or girl name?
- Nessa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nessa were girls.
- How popular is the name Nessa?
- 63 baby girls were named Nessa in the US in 2025, making it the 2719th most popular girl name.
- When was Nessa most popular?
- Nessa peaked in 2016, when 83 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,287 in 2016.
- How many people are named Nessa?
- 1,368 babies have been named Nessa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,344 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Nessa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nessa was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.