girl's name

Countess

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 120

Countess is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2004 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1988, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Countess over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2004, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Countess by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 6
1920s 10
1930s 5
1940s 5
1950s 10
1960s 24
1980s 21
1990s 24
2000s (to 2004) 12

How popular is Countess?

In 2004, Countess was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Countess is used

England & Wales #5,068 3 in 2000
United States #15,895 6 in 2004

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Countess

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Countess also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Countess over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Countess

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Countess — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Countess

How popular is the name Countess?

In 2004, Countess was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Countess a girl's or a boy's name?

Countess is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Countess?

Countess has 2 syllables.

When was Countess most popular?

Countess peaked in 1988, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.