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Nessa

Girl

Meaning of Nessa: Hebrew: 'miracle'

Nessa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2634th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2634

63 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,368

First recorded 1935 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 25 babies2005: 31 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 31 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 83 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 63 babies2019: 43 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 59 babies2022: 53 babies2023: 54 babies2024: 58 babies2025: 63 babies
US babies named Nessa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 83.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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