Ressa

REH-suh /ˈɹɛsə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Ressa is a very rare variant of Reese that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Ressa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1986. Ressa was first reported in SSA data in 1901 and peaked in 1959 (7 births).

About the name Ressa

PronunciationREH-suh /ˈɹɛsə/
7peak births 1959
1901first in SSA data

Names similar to Ressa

How popular is Ressa?

Girls named Ressa
190119201940196019801986
Girls named Ressa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1901–1986 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1986) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ressa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19865—#12,327
19826—#10,149
19737—#7,236
19597—#5,455
19495—#5,878
19085—#2,369
19016—#1,635