How Many People Are Named Ness?
An estimated 87 people in the United States have the first name Ness. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Ness peaked in popularity in 2018 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ness 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 Ness paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ness is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
87
About 1 in 3,939,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2018
13 births
Total Registered
88
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ness
Ness is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 88 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ness as a male name
Ranked #13,598 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (13 births)
Ness: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ness span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 43 babies were registered. Ness remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ness by Decade
How has Ness 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.
Ness + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ness as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ness
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Ness: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ness?
We estimate approximately 87 people named Ness 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 3,939,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Ness a common name?
Ness is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 88 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ness most popular?
Ness reached peak popularity in 2018, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ness is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ness a male name?
Ness is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ness Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ness Smith, Ness Johnson, Ness 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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