Nessa is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Nessa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,744 for girl births in the United States (and #4,833 across all names), given to 63 babies. Nessa first appears in 1935 and peaked in 2016 (83 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | #2,744 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | #2,882 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | #3,078 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | #3,110 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | #2,881 |
| 2020 | 53 | 53 | #3,054 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #3,599 |
| 2018 | 63 | 63 | #2,731 |
| 2017 | 74 | 74 | #2,456 |
| 2016 | 83 | 83 | #2,302 |
| 2015 | 49 | 49 | #3,334 |
| 2014 | 32 | 32 | #4,524 |
| 2013 | 32 | 32 | #4,512 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #6,515 |
| 2011 | 37 | 37 | #4,051 |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | #5,551 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | #4,776 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #5,239 |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | #5,486 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | #5,340 |
| 2005 | 31 | 31 | #4,461 |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | #5,171 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #10,221 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #6,057 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #6,540 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #8,404 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #6,124 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #6,980 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,247 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #7,960 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,914 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,626 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #5,611 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #5,648 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #6,163 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,364 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #7,301 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #8,172 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #4,608 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #6,454 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,371 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,604 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,815 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #10,063 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,486 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #4,909 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,800 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #5,845 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,346 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #4,520 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,291 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,428 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,333 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,170 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,691 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,545 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,382 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #5,092 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,851 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,711 |