Girls' name · since 1917
Quessie
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Quessie, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Quessie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1917.
Quessie has 15 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1926.
- #50,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quessie ranks #50,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #50,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Quessie's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Quessie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quessie's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded.
Quessie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1926
- Peak year (1917)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Quessie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1910s was Quessie's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Quessie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Quessie by state
Where Quessie concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 33.3% |
5 of 15 births nationwide.
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What to do with Quessie's data
- Quessie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Quessies (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Quessie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1917–1926 (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 Quessie 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.