girl's name
Kessy
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 3,230
France
#822
2025 births
Kessy is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #822. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 225 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 13,100 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1989.
Kessy over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 115 |
| 2000s | 845 |
| 2010s | 1,390 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 855 |
How popular is Kessy?
In 2025, Kessy was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #822 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kessy is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Kessy is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Késsy | Késsy is a rare spelling of Kessy, written with an acute accent and recorded about 95 times, mostly in France. | 95 |
| Këssy | Këssy is a rare spelling of Kessy, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Kessy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kessy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kessy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kessy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kessy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kessy
Is Kessy a girl's or a boy's name?
Kessy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kessy most popular?
Kessy peaked in 2020, when 225 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kessy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kessy currently ranks #822 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.