Total births
41
Girls' name · since 1901
Ressa
Ressa has 41 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 41
- total births
- 1901–1986
- years on record
- 1900s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Ressa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 1901.
Ressa has 41 recorded births among girls since 1901, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1900s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1986.
- 41 total births
- 1901–1986 years on record
- 1900s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
41 girls have been named Ressa since 1901, peaking in the 1900s, last recorded in 1986.
- 41
- total births
- 1901–1986
- years on record
- 1900s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1900s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Ressa was born in this single decade.
1959
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ressa in 1959 - its busiest year on record.
Ressa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ressa's full recorded timeline at 1959, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ressa at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1901
Ressa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1986
- Peak year (1959)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Ressa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1900s was Ressa's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ressa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1900s at 11 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ressa? ▼
Ressa has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 1901, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1986. 7 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
When was Ressa most popular? ▼
Ressa was most popular in the 1900s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Ressa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ressa since 1901 -- 86 years through the most recent 1986 data.
What names are similar to Ressa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ressie, Resa, Reshma, Reshonda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Ressa's data
- Ressa's usage has stayed within range of its 1900s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ressa
Nearby Names Like Ressa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ressa
Ressie Girl
1,823 births
Resa Girl
1,046 births
Reshma Girl
446 births
Reshonda Girl
299 births
Resha Girl
257 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1901–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ressa: Baby Name Since 1901 - 41 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ressa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ressa 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 July 2026.