Ness — #13190 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Ness

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Ness between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ness currently holds the #13190 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ness performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ness shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ness 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 88 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.