Girls' name · since 1980
Adessa
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 476 babies named Adessa, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 476
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adessa currently ranks #6186 among girls' names in America, with 476 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Adessa recorded 476 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #6186 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #12,218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,186 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 476 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adessa ranks #12,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,186 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 476 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 476
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adessa's 476 recorded births place it above 83.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adessa compares
476 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Adessa's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adessa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 476 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adessa's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Adessa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (169 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Adessa's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Adessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 169 births (36% of all-time use).
Adessa by state
Where Adessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Adessa's data
- Adessa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (169 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adessas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Adessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adessa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.