Recorded 1973–1984 Girls' name Peak 1984 28 births

Contessia — girls' name

28 babies named Contessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s16
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Contessia was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

10 babies were named Contessia in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Contessia

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Contessia between 1973 and 1984, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Contessia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Contessia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Contessia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Contessia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Contessia at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

28

Since 1973

12 years of records

Peak year

1984

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1973

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1984

Contessia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1973

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 1984198319751973 5

Contessia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 57% of Contessia's all-time total
1970s121980s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Contessia?
28 babies have been named Contessia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1984 with 10 births.
When was Contessia most popular?
Contessia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Contessia been used?
Contessia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 12 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Contessia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connie, Constance, Consuelo, Concetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.