Unisex name · since 2010
Nessiah
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 298 babies named Nessiah, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,634 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,673 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nessiah is the #2673 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 298 recorded since 2010.
Nessiah has 298 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2673 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #10,634 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,673 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 298 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nessiah ranks #10,634 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,673 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 298 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,634 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,673 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nessiah's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nessiah compares
298 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nessiah's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nessiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nessiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nessiah's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nessiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Nessiah popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 2003 (Nessiah as girls' name)
Nessiah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (234 births, 79% of the file).
2020s was Nessiah's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Nessiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 234 births (79% of all-time use).
Nessiah by state
Where Nessiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
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- Texas records the most Nessiahs (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nessiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Nessiah 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 August 2026.