Recorded 1975–2012 Girls' name Peak 2002 67 births

Kessie — girls' name

67 babies named Kessie in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s51990s102000s282010s12

The verdict

67 girls have been named Kessie since 1975, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

67
total births
1975–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kessie was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kessie in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kessie

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Kessie between 1975 and 2012, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kessie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kessie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kessie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kessie 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.

Kessie at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

67

Since 1975

38 years of records

Peak year

2002

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1975

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kessie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1975

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2002)
10
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 20122010200620052002200119991995198719791975 6

Kessie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 42% of Kessie's all-time total
1970s121980s51990s102000s282010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kessie?
67 babies have been named Kessie since 1975. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2002 with 10 births.
When was Kessie most popular?
Kessie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Kessie been used?
Kessie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 38 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kessie?
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, 1975–2012 (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.