Girls' name · since 1957
Contessa
Contessa has 2,040 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,040
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Contessa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,040 have been recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Contessa recorded 2,040 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2023.
- #4,650 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,040 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Contessa ranks #4,650 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,040 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,040
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Contessa's 2,040 recorded births place it above 93.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Contessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Contessa's full recorded timeline at 1990, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 130 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Contessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2023
- Peak year (1983)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Contessa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (632 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Contessa's strongest decade.
632 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Contessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 84
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
505 births
- 1980s
1980s
632 births
- 1990s
1990s
300 births
- 2000s
2000s
290 births
- 2010s 177
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 632 births (31% of all-time use).
How Contessa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Contessa's total volume
Contessa by state
Where Contessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 78 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 51 | 2.5% |
| #3 | California | | 47 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 38 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 30 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 13 | 0.6% |
78 of 2,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Contessa appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Contessa's data
- Contessa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (632 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Contessas (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Contessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1957–2023 (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 Contessa 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.