How Many People Are Named Resa?
An estimated 836 people in the United States have the first name Resa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Resa peaked in popularity in 1962 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Resa 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 Resa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
836
About 1 in 409,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1962
49 births
Total Registered
1,046
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Resa
Resa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,046 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Resa as a female name
Ranked #18,715 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1962 (49 births)
Resa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Resa span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 310 babies were registered. Resa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Resa by Decade
How has Resa 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.
Resa by State
Birth registrations for Resa span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Indiana. The lowest are in Mississippi, Indiana, California. On average, about 14 Resas were registered per state.
Resa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Resa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Resa
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Resa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Resa?
We estimate approximately 836 people named Resa 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 409,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Resa a common name?
Resa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,046 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Resa most popular?
Resa reached peak popularity in 1962, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Resa is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Resa a female name?
Resa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Resa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Resa Smith, Resa Johnson, Resa 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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