Ressie

Girl · recorded 1881–1981

  • 1981last recorded
  • 1903best year

Most popular in 1903.

Last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

06513018811906193119561981

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 87 recorded years as a table
Ressie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188154
188345
188439
188648
188734
188867
188967
189079
189159
189275
189338
189458
189556
189680
189777
189881
189990
190070
1901100
190291
1903130
190465
190589
190688
190785
190896
190989
191081
191160
191256
191358
191449
191558
191649
191758
191837
191940
192041
192140
192242
192349
192434
192529
192631
192739
192825
192923
193019
193128
193225
193321
193422
193520
193620
193720
193816
193916
194016
194112
194212
194314
194412
194511
19466
19475
194811
19498
19507
19514
19524
19535
19554
19564
19572
19583
19593
19604
19614
19624
19644
19675
19686
19693
19703
19714
19743
19813

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ressie isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1981
5
Rank in 1981
#10,411
How rare
1 in 333,612 girls
Since 1881
1,823

Ressie was last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1903, at 130 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ressie doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.