Girls' name · since 1883
Nezzie
Nezzie has 482 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 482
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
482 girls have been named Nezzie since 1883, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nezzie has been recorded 482 times among girls since 1883, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1953.
- #12,139 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 482 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nezzie ranks #12,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 482 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 482
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nezzie's 482 recorded births place it above 83.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Nezzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nezzie splits its recorded history at 1916: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nezzie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1953
- Peak year (1920)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Nezzie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (132 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Nezzie's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Nezzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 38
1890s
38 births
- 1900s
1900s
72 births
- 1910s
1910s
130 births
- 1920s
1920s
132 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 132 births (27% of all-time use).
Nezzie by state
Where Nezzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 25 | 5.2% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 24 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 20 | 4.1% |
25 of 482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nezzie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Nezzies (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nezzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1883–1953 (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 Nezzie 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.