NameTides

Nessa

Nessa was the #2,719 girls' name in the US in 2025 (63 babies), and #1,719 in England & Wales and #1,106 in Canada.

Nessa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nessa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Nessa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,719 (63)#1,719 (17)#397 (3)#239 (18)#1,106 (24)
2024#2,857 (58)#3,696 (6)#337 (4)#307 (13)#1,710 (13)
2023#3,047 (54)#2,928 (8)—#226 (18)#2,027 (10)
2022#3,073 (53)#5,670 (3)—#266 (16)#3,228 (5)
2021#2,848 (59)#3,519 (6)—#221 (21)#2,377 (8)
2020#3,015 (53)#2,163 (12)#397 (3)#275 (15)#2,007 (10)
2019#3,552 (43)—#424 (3)#221 (22)#2,025 (10)
2018#2,711 (63)#5,666 (3)—#200 (25)#2,344 (8)
2017#2,432 (74)——#211 (24)#2,876 (6)
2016#2,287 (83)#2,547 (10)—#273 (17)#1,785 (12)
2015#3,299 (49)#2,328 (11)—#192 (29)#1,584 (14)
2014#4,455 (32)#4,003 (5)—#188 (28)#2,617 (7)
2013#4,422 (32)#4,050 (5)#440 (3)#246 (21)#2,595 (7)
2012#6,341 (20)#5,876 (3)—#250 (20)#3,334 (5)
2011#3,999 (37)——#258 (20)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #2,287.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1935.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nessa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nessa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nessa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Nessa (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NessaCanadaGirls#1,10624
NessaEngland & WalesGirls#1,71917
NessaIrelandGirls#23918
NessaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
NessaUSGirls#2,71963