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Nessiah: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 49 in 2025. Its best rank was #2,372 in 2022.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #2,372 in 2022; #2,669 in 2025. About 89% of babies named Nessiah in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#2,669 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2022, at #2,372.
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Nessiah: US boys and girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 49 boys in 2025. Peak: #2,372 in 2022 · most boys in one year: 60 (2022).
In 2025, 49 US boys were named Nessiah, making it the 2,669th most common boys’ name of the year, up 476 places from #3,145 in 2024. That is 10 more than the 39 boys named Nessiah in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #2,372, reached in 2022. That year also had the most boys given the name: 60. For comparison, it was #9,315 in 2015 and unranked in 1950.
In 2025, 6 US girls were named Nessiah, making it the 14,442nd most common girls’ name of the year. Its best rank for girls was #10,726, reached in 2014. That year also had the most girls given the name: 10. For comparison, it was unranked (under five girls) in 2015 and unranked in 1950.
Social Security card records list Nessiah in 18 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 2003 with 6 babies. In all, 353 US babies have been given the name, 16% of them girls and 84% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2020s, with 240 babies named Nessiah.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 280 US boys were named Nessiah; the busiest of those years was 2022, with 60. In 2025 that was about 1 in 34,859 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Nessiah ranked highest in Florida in 2025, at #1,777 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state.
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US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 49 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 6 | #1,777 | — |
| Texas | 5 | #2,843 | — |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #14,442 | 49 | #2,669 |
| 2024 | — | — | 39 | #3,145 |
| 2023 | — | — | 43 | #2,928 |
| 2022 | — | — | 60 | #2,372 |
| 2021 | — | — | 30 | #3,715 |
| 2020 | — | — | 13 | #6,528 |
| 2019 | — | — | 10 | #8,041 |
| 2018 | — | — | 13 | #6,592 |
| 2017 | 5 | #17,715 | 10 | #7,971 |
| 2016 | 5 | #18,107 | 13 | #6,608 |
| 2015 | — | — | 8 | #9,315 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,726 | — | — |
| 2012 | 5 | #18,788 | 5 | #13,638 |
| 2011 | 6 | #16,230 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | 5 | #13,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #16,893 | — | — |
| 2007 | 6 | #17,014 | — | — |
| 2003 | 6 | #15,227 | — | — |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).