Is Resa a boy or girl name?

Resa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,046 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Resa

Recorded 1920–2013 · United States

Resa was most popular in 1962, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,585 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,046 people named Resa.

Resa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Resa’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Resa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Resa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,046 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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