Kess
Kahen or Kohane is a religious role in Beta Israel second only to the monk or falasyan. Their duty is to maintain and preserve the Haymanot among the people. This has become more difficult by the people's encounter with the modernity of Israel, where most of the Ethiopian Jewish people now live.
Meaning & Origin of Kess
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kahen or Kohane is a religious role in Beta Israel second only to the monk or falasyan. Their duty is to maintain and preserve the Haymanot among the people. This has become more difficult by the people's encounter with the modernity of Israel, where most of the Ethiopian Jewish people now live.
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The Story of Kess
Kess first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 14 Kesss were born — ranking #6,483 that year. As of 2026, Kess ranks #15,431 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 63 Kesss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kess
Kess is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Kess's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #6,483. Use the chart and map above to compare Kess'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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