Dessa

dihs-SA /dᵻsˈsæ/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Dessa is a rare variant of Dessie that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.

Dessa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,910 for girl births in the United States (and #11,959 across all names), given to 16 babies. Dessa first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2001 (31 births).

About the name Dessa

Pronunciationdihs-SA /dᵻsˈsæ/
#6,910U.S. rank among girls 2025
#11,959among all names 2025
16U.S. births 2025
31peak births 2001
1880first appeared

Names similar to Dessa

How popular is Dessa?

Girls named Dessa 16 in 2025
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Girls named Dessa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Dessa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20251616#6,910
20241515#7,334
202388#11,462
20221111#9,212
202155#15,858
20202020#5,918
20192222#5,659
20181414#7,877
20171818#6,607
20161919#6,485
20152020#6,293
20141515#7,770
20131919#6,541
20121919#6,671
20111717#7,204
20101212#9,385
20091212#9,546
20081717#7,500
20072424#5,763
20061616#7,581
20052121#5,875
20041414#7,950
20031717#6,676
20021313#7,951
20013131#4,044
20001818#6,013
199988#10,617
19981010#8,770
199611#7,729
19957#10,818
199413#6,777
199318#5,270
19928#9,710
19919#8,788
199017#5,353
198912#6,647
198816#5,115
198711#6,441
19867#8,782
198511#6,138
198413#5,285
198319#3,982
198219#4,057
19817#8,339
198017#4,373
197915#4,673
197819#3,812
19778#7,048
197611#5,310
197512#4,926
197416#3,900
19737#6,841
19727#6,731
19719#5,644
197014#4,091
196912#4,246
196812#4,053
196710#4,373
196613#3,598
196512#3,792
196413#3,739
196313#3,665
19629#4,614
196113#3,651
196012#3,742
195912#3,667
19589#4,261
195711#3,751
195618#2,744
195511#3,629
195412#3,362
195310#3,757
195218#2,515
195112#3,140
195012#3,102
19499#3,685
194817#2,434
194712#3,097
194611#3,075
19459#3,197
19445#4,724
19438#3,572
19427#3,827
19419#3,073
19407#3,587
193910#2,770
193810#2,779
193713#2,347
19369#2,918
19359#2,980
193412#2,454
19335#4,365
193223#1,603
193111#2,615
19309#3,118
192915#2,221
19288#3,504
192717#2,191
192611#2,920
192514#2,519
192414#2,557
192318#2,105
192222#1,848
192121#1,935
192016#2,299
191913#2,549
191817#2,128
191717#2,018
191620#1,752
191518#1,819
191413#1,928
191322#1,186
19129#2,013
19116#2,263
191017#1,081
19097#1,808
190811#1,281
19077#1,679
19068#1,452
190412#1,060
19037#1,477
190111#1,025
190016#947
189917#797
189812#1,018
189714#872
189610#1,061
189511#1,001
189410#1,015
18937#1,203
18929#1,029
18918#1,030
188917#625
188813#732
18877#969
188610#741
18859#755
18846#951
188310#620
18828#691
18817#694
188012#500