Recorded 1970–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 443 births

Kessa — girls' name

443 babies named Kessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s571990s872000s1202010s1052020s28
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Kessa was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kessa in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 443 babies named Kessa between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kessa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kessa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kessa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kessa 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 443 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.

Kessa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

443

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

2009

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kessa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 202320162010200419981992198319771970 5

Kessa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 27% of Kessa's all-time total
1970s461980s571990s872000s1202010s1052020s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kessa?
443 babies have been named Kessa since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 19 births.
When was Kessa most popular?
Kessa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kessa been used?
Kessa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kessa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshia, Kesha, Kesia, Kesley, 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, 1970–2023 (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.