girl's name
Dessa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,827
Dessa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2001, when 31 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
Dessa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 99 |
| 1890s | 98 |
| 1900s | 79 |
| 1910s | 152 |
| 1920s | 156 |
| 1930s | 111 |
| 1940s | 94 |
| 1950s | 125 |
| 1960s | 119 |
| 1970s | 118 |
| 1980s | 132 |
| 1990s | 101 |
| 2000s | 183 |
| 2010s | 175 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Dessa?
In 2025, Dessa was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dessa is used
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 Dessa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dessa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dessa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dessa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dessa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dessa
How popular is the name Dessa?
In 2025, Dessa was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Dessa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dessa most popular?
Dessa peaked in 2001, when 31 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Dessa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dessa currently ranks #7,012 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.