Girls' name · since 1920
Idessa
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Idessa, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idessa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idessa has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1954.
- #40,904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idessa ranks #40,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idessa's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Idessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Idessa's full recorded timeline at 1930, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Idessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1954
- Peak year (1927)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Idessa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (13 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Idessa's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Idessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Idessa's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Idessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1920–1954 (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 Idessa 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.