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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ressie

Ressie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 564th; the most babies were born in 1917 (63). More babies were named Ressie in the 1920s 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
191763 babies
Total since 1880
1,841babies recorded

Ressie popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 18 since 1921.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#7,7666
1960#5,0878
1950#3,19312
1940#1,94818
1930#1,80021
1920#1,07249
1910#76532
1900#82621
1890#71615
1880——

How popular is Ressie, counting every spelling?

Ressie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ressie?

About 300 people born in the US named Ressie are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 66 and 85. That makes Ressie 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.

Ressie by state

How common Ressie was among girls born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (4.8×), Kentucky (4.6×), North Carolina (3.0×). In 43 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: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesKY0.22West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesVA0.09Maryland: 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: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesAR0.12Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesNC0.14South Carolina: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesSC0.18District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesAL0.23Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ressie, girls, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Ressie

How popular is the name Ressie?

Ressie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 564th; the most babies were born in 1917 (63). More babies were named Ressie in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ressie a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,823 girls and 18 boys.

Where was Ressie most popular?

In 1915–1919, Ressie was most common in Alabama (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and South Carolina.