Total births
443
Girls' name · since 1970
Kessa
Kessa has 443 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 443
- total births
- 1970–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
443 girls have been named Kessa since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kessa has 443 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2023.
- 443 total births
- 1970–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
443 girls have been named Kessa since 1970, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 443
- total births
- 1970–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
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.
Kessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kessa's full recorded timeline at 1999, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kessa at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Kessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kessa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kessa's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 120 births (27% of all-time use).
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? ▼
Records for Kessa go back to 1970, giving 54 years of history 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.
What to do with Kessa's data
- Kessa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kessa
Nearby Names Like Kessa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kessa
Keshia Girl
5,380 births
Kesha Girl
#13760 5,248 births
Kesia Girl
692 births
Kesley Girl
#8133 674 births
Keshawna Girl
460 births
Compare Kessa side by side: Kessa vs Keshia Kessa vs Kesha Kessa vs Kesia
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1970–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kessa: Baby Name Since 1970 - 443 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kessa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kessa 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 July 2026.