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Origin & history of Edessa1
Modern American roots
Edessa comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Ancient city in modern Turkey..
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How popular is Edessa?
1917
peak year
The name Edessa reached its peak in 1917, with 8 registrations (ranked #3439). It first appears in U.S. records that same year. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #14397) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 67 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
8
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,439)
(ranked #3,439)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
67
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Edessa8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
E5
D4
E5
S1
S1
A1
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Edessa💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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