Dessa
Dessa was the 6910th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 500th; the most babies were born in 2001 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 617 places. More babies were named Dessa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,910 girls, down 992 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,817babies recorded
Dessa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,910 | 16 |
| 2020 | #5,918 | 20 |
| 2010 | #9,385 | 12 |
| 2000 | #6,013 | 18 |
| 1990 | #5,353 | 17 |
| 1980 | #4,373 | 17 |
| 1970 | #4,091 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,742 | 12 |
| 1950 | #3,102 | 12 |
| 1940 | #3,587 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,118 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,299 | 16 |
| 1910 | #1,081 | 17 |
| 1900 | #947 | 16 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #500 | 12 |
How popular is Dessa, counting every spelling?
Dessa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dessa?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dessa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dessa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dessa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dessa?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Dessa are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 18 and 58. That makes Dessa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Dessa
How popular is the name Dessa?
Dessa was the 6910th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 500th; the most babies were born in 2001 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 617 places. More babies were named Dessa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dessa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dessa in the US.