Dessie
Dessie is a masculine given name, often a short form of Desmond. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Dessie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dessie is a masculine given name, often a short form of Desmond. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Dessie
Dessie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 36 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 308 Dessies were born — ranking #370 that year. As of 2026, Dessie ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 11K Dessies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dessie
Dessie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Dessie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #370. Use the chart and map above to compare Dessie'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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