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Nessa

Gender

Female

Origin

English
From the headland
Greek
Pure
Scottish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Literary

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nessa

Pronunciation

n(es)-sa

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #2286, 83 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2719, 63 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202563
202458
202354
202253
202159
202053
201943
201863
201774
201683

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1719, 17 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202517
20246
20238
20223
20216
202012
2019–
20183
2017–
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #558, 98 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1112, 32 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202332
202243
202164
202062
201953
201851
201786
201656
201570
201486

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #127, 56 births); most recent 2025 (rank #241, 18 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202518
202413
202318
202216
202121
202015
201922
201825
201724
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #337, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence