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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Resa

Resa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 1584th; the most babies were born in 1962 (49). More babies were named Resa in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196249 babies
Total since 1880
1,046babies recorded

Resa popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,5519
1990#12,5326
1980#4,68616
1970#2,75826
1960#1,63348
1950#3,62010
1940——
1930——
1920#5,6265
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Resa, counting every spelling?

Resa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Resa?

About 900 people born in the US named Resa are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 49 and 68. That makes Resa a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Resa by state

How common Resa was among girls born in each state in 1960–1964, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMS0.04Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Resa, girls, 1960–1964. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Resa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Resa, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Resa

How popular is the name Resa?

Resa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 1584th; the most babies were born in 1962 (49). More babies were named Resa in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Resa a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,046 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Resa most popular?

In 1960–1964, Resa was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Mississippi.