How Many People Are Named Nessiah?
An estimated 296 people in the United States have the first name Nessiah. It is used for both genders, with 83.6% male. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Nessiah peaked in popularity in 2022 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nessiah 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 Nessiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
296
About 1 in 1,157,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.6% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2022
60 births
Total Registered
298
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nessiah
Nessiah is predominantly male (83.6%), though 49 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nessiah as a male name
Ranked #3,128 in 2024
39 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (60 births)
Nessiah as a female name
Ranked #17,710 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2014 (10 births)
Nessiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nessiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 185 babies were registered. Nessiah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nessiah by Decade
How has Nessiah 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.
Nessiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nessiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nessiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nessiah?
We estimate approximately 296 people named Nessiah 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 1,157,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Nessiah a common name?
Nessiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 298 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nessiah most popular?
Nessiah reached peak popularity in 2022, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nessiah is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nessiah a male name?
Nessiah is predominantly male. 83.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nessiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nessiah Smith, Nessiah Johnson, Nessiah 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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