Dessiah
The Story of Dessiah
As a girl name
Dessiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 10 Dessiahs were born — ranking #8,334 that year. As of 2026, Dessiah ranks #13,067 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Dessiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dessiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 18 Dessiahs were born — ranking #5,249 that year. As of 2026, Dessiah ranks #7,067 for boys with 10 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 97 Dessiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dessiah
Dessiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 97 births in the dataset. Dessiah's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #5,249. Use the chart and map above to compare Dessiah'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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