How Many People Are Named Contessa?
An estimated 1,918 people in the United States have the first name Contessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Contessa peaked in popularity in 1983 with 130 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Contessa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Contessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,918
About 1 in 178,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1983
130 births
Total Registered
2,040
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Contessa
Contessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,040 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Contessa as a female name
Ranked #8,146 in 2023
13 female births in 2023
Peak: 1983 (130 births)
Contessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Contessa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 632 babies were registered. Contessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Contessa by Decade
How has Contessa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Contessa by State
Birth registrations for Contessa span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, California. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, South Carolina. On average, about 22 Contessas were registered per state.
Contessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Contessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Contessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Contessa?
We estimate approximately 1,918 people named Contessa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 178,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Contessa a common name?
Contessa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,040 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Contessa most popular?
Contessa reached peak popularity in 1983, when 130 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Contessa is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Contessa a female name?
Contessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Contessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Contessa Smith, Contessa Johnson, Contessa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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