Dessie
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 97.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 72 births
- Debut · girls
- 36 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 11,414since 1880
Dessie over time
Rank among girls' names. Dessie has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | — | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | — | |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | — | |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | — | |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | — | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | — | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | — | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | — | |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | — | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | — | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | — | |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | — | |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | — | |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | — | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | — | |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | — | |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | — | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | — | |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | — | |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | — | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | — | |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | — | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | — | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | — | |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | — | |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | — | |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | — | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,134 | 27 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,404 | 20 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,757 | 26 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,753 | 25 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,451 | 29 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,708 | 22 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,492 | 24 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,668 | 21 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,064 | 32 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,071 | 33 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,715 | 45 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #1,708 | 44 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,598 | 50 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,523 | 53 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,516 | 51 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,512 | 50 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,491 | 51 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #1,413 | 55 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,404 | 51 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #1,256 | 62 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #1,225 | 62 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #1,216 | 61 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,098 | 72 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #1,073 | 74 | — | |
| 1949 | #958 | 87 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #1,041 | 72 | — | |
| 1947 | #992 | 79 | — | |
| 1946 | #997 | 71 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #816 | 86 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #836 | 83 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #864 | 81 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #709 | 110 | — | |
| 1941 | #719 | 96 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #697 | 100 | — | |
| 1939 | #621 | 118 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #723 | 90 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #620 | 119 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #557 | 137 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #578 | 124 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #568 | 128 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #588 | 120 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #489 | 183 | — | |
| 1931 | #504 | 165 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #489 | 185 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #493 | 186 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #482 | 201 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #455 | 233 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #463 | 221 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #469 | 217 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #450 | 239 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #419 | 256 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #402 | 269 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1921 | #409 | 273 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #392 | 283 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #387 | 281 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #370 | 308 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #393 | 256 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #367 | 283 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #356 | 283 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #353 | 225 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #345 | 197 | — | |
| 1912 | #373 | 155 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #298 | 175 | — | |
| 1910 | #303 | 164 | — | |
| 1909 | #297 | 144 | — | |
| 1908 | #299 | 140 | — | |
| 1907 | #302 | 134 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #304 | 121 | — | |
| 1905 | #290 | 131 | — | |
| 1904 | #284 | 125 | — | |
| 1903 | #274 | 128 | — | |
| 1902 | #285 | 121 | — | |
| 1901 | #289 | 107 | — | |
| 1900 | #293 | 125 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #273 | 110 | — | |
| 1898 | #295 | 110 | — | |
| 1897 | #270 | 112 | — | |
| 1896 | #276 | 108 | — | |
| 1895 | #282 | 98 | — | |
| 1894 | #267 | 106 | — | |
| 1893 | #251 | 109 | — | |
| 1892 | #269 | 97 | — | |
| 1891 | #263 | 87 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #242 | 102 | — | |
| 1889 | #283 | 70 | — | |
| 1888 | #261 | 78 | — | |
| 1887 | #324 | 43 | — | |
| 1886 | #285 | 52 | — | |
| 1885 | #233 | 72 | — | |
| 1884 | #247 | 61 | — | |
| 1883 | #282 | 39 | — | |
| 1882 | #250 | 47 | — | |
| 1881 | #244 | 42 | — | |
| 1880 | #254 | 36 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dessie was already there! It came in at #254, and was given to 36 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2020, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Dessie is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#154 · 1 in 759
- South Carolina#170 · 1 in 916
- Kentucky#181 · 1 in 962
- Tennessee#198 · 1 in 1,155
- Alabama#203 · 1 in 1,124
Best ever in a state: #120 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #154 | 20 | 1 in 759 |
| South Carolina | #170 | 21 | 1 in 916 |
| Kentucky | #181 | 25 | 1 in 962 |
| Tennessee | #198 | 20 | 1 in 1,155 |
| Alabama | #203 | 23 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Mississippi | #212 | 16 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Georgia | #225 | 20 | 1 in 1,567 |
| Oklahoma | #225 | 15 | 1 in 1,223 |
| North Carolina | #232 | 19 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Florida | #248 | 6 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Arkansas | #256 | 12 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Missouri | #288 | 13 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Louisiana | #303 | 9 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Virginia | #327 | 7 | 1 in 3,467 |
| Texas | #337 | 23 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Pennsylvania | #522 | 7 | 1 in 12,752 |
| Illinois | #613 | 5 | 1 in 11,585 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dessie
- 229 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #11,932)
- 3,001 spots since 2015 (#8,931 → #11,932)
- Biggest jump: 102 spots in 1939 (#723 → #621)
- Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1946 (#816 → #997)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #233 (72 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 79 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1880–1947
- Highest: 1 in 1,848 girls born in 1885 were named Dessie (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.8% of all girls named Dessie (2,378) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 540 | #233 (1885) | #266 |
| 1890s | 1,039 | #242 (1890) | #269 |
| 1900s | 1,276 | #274 (1903) | #292 |
| 1910s | 2,327 | #298 (1911) | #355 |
| 1920s | 2,378 | #392 (1920) | #443 |
| 1930s | 1,369 | #489 (1930) | #574 |
| 1940s | 865 | #697 (1940) | #863 |
| 1950s | 589 | #1,073 (1950) | #1,320 |
| 1960s | 344 | #1,523 (1960) | #2,156 |
| 1970s | 200 | #2,451 (1972) | #3,623 |
| 1980s | 167 | #3,134 (1980) | #5,172 |
| 1990s | 109 | #5,835 (1990) | #8,350 |
| 2000s | 92 | #8,196 (2001) | #11,099 |
| 2010s | 78 | #8,931 (2015) | #12,588 |
| 2020s | 41 | #8,989 (2023) | #11,134 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dessie in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 3,690 of them was named Dessie, which outranked 92.9% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 80,916 of them was named Dessie, which outranked 47.3% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,259Winferd12
- #2,259Wirt12
- #2,259Wood12
- #2,389Dessie11
- #2,389Addis11
- #2,389Adell11
- #2,389Algernon11
- #2,543Acey10
- #2,543Achille10
- #2,543Agapito10
Tied with 153 names at #2,389; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.