Edessa — #13548 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Edessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Edessa between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edessa currently holds the #13548 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edessa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Edessa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edessa 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 67 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.