Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Dessa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dessa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2001

Peak era

2001

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20012024

Peak year

2001

Decline from peak

51.6%

2024

All-time

1,801

Dessa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2001, when 31 girls were named Dessa.

In 2024, only 15 girls were given the name.

Down 51.6% from its peak.

All told, about 1,801 Americans have been named Dessa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2001

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