# Nessie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/nessie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɛsi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 97 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 97 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Suffixed with -ie, compare Neddie and Nellie, respectively from Edward and Eleanor

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 6 | 2,391 |
| 1912 | 5 | 3,307 |
| 1914 | 7 | 3,095 |
| 1915 | 10 | 2,843 |
| 1916 | 7 | 3,819 |
| 1918 | 8 | 3,769 |
| 1919 | 7 | 4,138 |
| 1921 | 6 | 4,929 |
| 1924 | 5 | 5,664 |
| 1927 | 6 | 4,667 |
| 1928 | 5 | 5,231 |
| 1932 | 5 | 4,909 |
| 1985 | 5 | 11,905 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16,994 |
| 2025 | 5 | 16,583 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## In other languages

- French: Nessie
- Polish: Aga
- Scottish Gaelic: Niseag

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.