girl's name
Nessy
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 210
Nessy is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2019, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2005.
Nessy over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Nessy?
In 2025, Nessy was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Nessy is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Néssy | Néssy is a rare spelling of Nessy, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Nessy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nessy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nessy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nessy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nessy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nessy
Is Nessy a girl's or a boy's name?
Nessy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nessy most popular?
Nessy peaked in 2019, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nessy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nessy currently ranks #3,913 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.