Dessa
Margret Wander, better known by her stage name Dessa, is an American singer, rapper, musician, writer, and former record executive. She is a member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree.
Meaning & Origin of Dessa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Margret Wander, better known by her stage name Dessa, is an American singer, rapper, musician, writer, and former record executive. She is a member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree.
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The Story of Dessa
Dessa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 31 Dessas were born — ranking #4,025 that year. As of 2026, Dessa ranks #8,389 for baby girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 2K Dessas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dessa
Dessa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dessa's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #492. Use the chart and map above to compare Dessa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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