Ness
Ness is a unisex given name, which means "from the headland".
- Irish Mythology
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ness
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ness is a unisex given name, which means "from the headland".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish Mythology
- English
The Story of Ness
American parents first put Ness on the record books as a baby boy name in 2004, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 13 Nesss were born — ranking #6,344 that year. About 49% of every Ness on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Ness last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 88 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ness
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ness. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Ness
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ness Edwards (1897–1968), Welsh Labour Party politician
- Ness Flowers , Welsh rugby player in the 1970s and '80s
- Ness Murby (born 1985), Canadian athlete
- Ness Wadia (born 1970), Indian businessman
- Ness Zamir (born 1990), Israeli footballer
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Names that sound like Ness
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ness is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Nes
- Nesse
- Nesw
- Nis
- Niss
- Nus
- Nise
- Nuss
- Nisse
- Nusse
- Nyss
- Nice
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ness
Ness is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 88 births in the dataset. Ness's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #6,344. Use the chart and map above to compare Ness'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.