Recorded 1998–2017 Girls' name Peak 2017 30 births

Dessence — girls' name

30 babies named Dessence in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s62010s14

The verdict

30 girls have been named Dessence since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

30
total births
1998–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Dessence was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dessence in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dessence

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Dessence between 1998 and 2017, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dessence currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dessence performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dessence shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dessence 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 30 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.

Dessence at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

30

Since 1998

20 years of records

Peak year

2017

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1998

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2017

Dessence popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1998

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Dessence by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
14 births that decade — 47% of Dessence's all-time total
1990s102000s62010s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dessence?
30 babies have been named Dessence since 1998. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Dessence most popular?
Dessence was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Dessence been used?
Dessence has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 20 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Dessence?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Destiny, Desiree, Destinee, Desirae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2017 (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.