Recorded 2001–2025 Girls' name Peak 2001 21 births

Kessia — girls' name

21 babies named Kessia in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Kessia since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

21
total births
2001–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kessia was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kessia in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kessia

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Kessia between 2001 and 2025, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kessia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kessia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kessia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kessia 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 21 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.

Kessia at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

21

Since 2001

25 years of records

Peak year

2001

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2001

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kessia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2001

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2001)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 2025201220042001 6

Kessia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 52% of Kessia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kessia?
21 babies have been named Kessia since 2001. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2001 with 6 births.
When was Kessia most popular?
Kessia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Kessia been used?
Kessia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kessia?
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, 2001–2025 (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.