How Many People Are Named Dessa?
people named Dessa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 322,743 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,817 babies named Dessa in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Dessa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dessa alive today is about 38 years old, and 43% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 58 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dessa first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2001, to 31 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dessa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #500, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #6,908.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,908 |
| Best rank | #500 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,563 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dessa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dessa were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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