Name Legacy

Contessa

Recorded 1957–2023 · United States

Contessa was most popular in 1983, when 130 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,771 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,040 people named Contessa.

Most popular in1983
Rank that year#1,771
Births that year130
Total since 18802,040
Given to100% girls

Contessa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Contessa’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Contessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Contessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,040 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Contessa

Where Contessa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org