Girls' name · since 1975
Turkessa
Turkessa has 280 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Turkessa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 280 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Turkessa recorded 280 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1987.
- #16,514 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 280 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Turkessa ranks #16,514 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Turkessa's 280 recorded births place it above 77.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Turkessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Turkessa's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 11% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 89%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 119, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Turkessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1987
- Peak year (1975)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Turkessa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (256 births, 91% of the file).
1970s was Turkessa's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Turkessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
256 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 256 births (91% of all-time use).
Turkessa by state
Where Turkessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 28 | 10.0% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 17 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 11 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 10 | 3.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
28 of 280 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Turkessa appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Turkessa's data
- Turkessa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Turkessas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Turkessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1975–1987 (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 Turkessa 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.