Nessie
#25,224 most common girls' name of all time · #40,967 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1902–2025
Rank among girls
#25,224
Rank overall
#40,967 of 105,966
First appeared
1902
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
97
Since 2016
10
Peak year
1915 #2,806
Best rank
#2,032 1902
Girls
Boys
peak 10/yr
Nessie first appears in 1902. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,035 |
| 2024 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,402 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,815 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,588 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,890 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,428 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,232 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,956 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,625 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | 10 | #2,806 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,035 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | 5 | #3,179 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | 6 | #2,360 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,032 |