How Many People Are Named Ressa?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Ressa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Ressa peaked in popularity in 1959 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ressa 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 Ressa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ressa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1959
7 births
Total Registered
41
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ressa
Ressa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 41 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ressa as a female name
Ranked #12,326 in 1986
5 female births in 1986
Peak: 1959 (7 births)
Ressa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ressa span from the 1900s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 11 babies were registered. Ressa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ressa by Decade
How has Ressa 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.
Ressa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ressa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ressa
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ressa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ressa?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Ressa 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 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Ressa a common name?
Ressa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ressa most popular?
Ressa reached peak popularity in 1959, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ressa is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ressa a female name?
Ressa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ressa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ressa Smith, Ressa Johnson, Ressa 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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