Is Nessa a boy or girl name?

Nessa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,368 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nessa

Recorded 1935–2025 · United States

Nessa was most popular in 2016, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,022 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,792, with 63 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,368 people named Nessa.

Nessa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nessa’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,368 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 Nessa

Where Nessa 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