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The first name Dessie

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Dessie at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 7 girls born in the United States were named Dessie, the 12,231st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 308 were.

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11,731
babies named Dessie since 1880
#12,231
rank in 2025
1918
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Questions

Is Dessie a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 11,731 US babies named Dessie since 1880 were girls.
When was Dessie most popular?
1918 in the United States, when 308 babies were named Dessie, its highest rank at 371st.