Names / Girl names
Nessa
Current rank
#2,744
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,302
in 2016
First recorded
1935
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1935
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,302 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Pure life. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1935. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 1,300 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.