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Girl's name · #2744 in the US (2025) · Trending
Nessa is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1935, it stood at #2744 in 2025; about 1,400 girls have been named Nessa along the way.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#239 in Ireland (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #1,106 in Canada (2025) · #1,719 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,726 in France (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #1,036 in Belgium (2024) · #9,015 in Ecuador (2024) · #3,188 in Austria (2023) · #19,353 in Italy (2022).
Among 22 notable people named Nessa:
Entertainers appear 2.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nessa Barrett, American singer-songwriter and media personality (born 2002).
Similar names: Vanessa · Adalyne · Neve · Jessa · Evianna · Maleia
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