The first name Nessie
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ˈnɛsi/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Suffixed with -ie, compare Neddie and Nellie, respectively from Edward and Eleanor
Nessie is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Nessie, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nessie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nessie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Nessie, the 16,583rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 10 were.
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.
Nessie in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Nessie in French too.
Questions
- What does the name Nessie mean?
- Suffixed with -ie, compare Neddie and Nellie, respectively from Edward and Eleanor
- How popular is the name Nessie?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Nessie, ranking 5,927th.
- When was Nessie most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Nessie, its highest rank at 2,843rd.
- How do you pronounce Nessie?
- Nessie is /ˈnɛsi/, 2 syllables.