Feminine dossier · first seen 1935

Nessa

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1935Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

30.1%

2024

All-time

1,304

Nessa has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 83 girls were named Nessa.

In 2024, only 58 girls were given the name.

Down 30.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,304 Americans have been named Nessa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1935.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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