Girls' name · since 1920
Resa
1,046 babies named Resa in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,046
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,046 girls have been named Resa since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Resa has been recorded 1,046 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2013.
- #7,285 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,046 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Resa ranks #7,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,046 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,046
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Resa's 1,046 recorded births place it above 89.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Resa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Resa splits its recorded history at 1972: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Resa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2013
- Peak year (1962)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Resa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (310 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Resa's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Resa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1940s 64
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
290 births
- 1960s
1960s
310 births
- 1970s
1970s
171 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 310 births (30% of all-time use).
How Resa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Resa's total volume
Resa by state
Where Resa concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 42 | 4.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.5% |
42 of 1,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Resa's data
- Resa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (310 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Resas (42 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 Resa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1920–2013 (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 Resa 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.