How Many People Are Named Edessa?
An estimated 58 people in the United States have the first name Edessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Edessa peaked in popularity in 1917 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Edessa 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 Edessa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Edessa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
58
About 1 in 5,909,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
1917
8 births
Total Registered
67
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Edessa
Edessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 67 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Edessa as a female name
Ranked #13,908 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (8 births)
Edessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Edessa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 25 babies were registered. Edessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Edessa by Decade
How has Edessa 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.
Edessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Edessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Edessa
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Edessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edessa?
We estimate approximately 58 people named Edessa 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 5,909,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Edessa a common name?
Edessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 67 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Edessa most popular?
Edessa reached peak popularity in 1917, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Edessa is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Edessa a female name?
Edessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Edessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Edessa Smith, Edessa Johnson, Edessa 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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