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Origin & history of Dessa1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Dessa comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Dessa means "roaming, wandering soul.".
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How popular is Dessa?
2001
peak year
Dessa appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2001, 31 babies received the name (ranked #4044). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8262), with roughly 15 babies named Dessa each year. Dessa has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,801 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
31
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,044)
(ranked #4,044)
15
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
150
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,801
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Dessa3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
D4
E5
S1
S1
A1
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Dessa✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
🗣️
Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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