How Many People Are Named Ressie?
An estimated 227 people in the United States have the first name Ressie. It is predominantly female (99.0%). The average bearer is 76 years old, and Ressie peaked in popularity in 1923 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ressie 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 Ressie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Ressie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
227
About 1 in 1,509,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1923
64 births
Total Registered
1,841
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ressie
Ressie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,841 total births registered, 99.0% were female.
Ressie as a male name
Ranked #4,766 in 1923
5 male births in 1923
Peak: 1921 (7 births)
Ressie as a female name
Ranked #11,701 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1917 (63 births)
Ressie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ressie span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 441 babies were registered. Ressie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ressie by Decade
How has Ressie 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.
Ressie by State
Birth registrations for Ressie span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky. The lowest are in Georgia, Texas, West Virginia. On average, about 43 Ressies were registered per state.
Ressie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ressie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ressie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ressie?
We estimate approximately 227 people named Ressie 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 1,509,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Ressie a common name?
Ressie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,841 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ressie most popular?
Ressie reached peak popularity in 1923, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ressie is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ressie a female name?
Ressie is predominantly female. 99.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ressie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ressie Smith, Ressie Johnson, Ressie 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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