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Dessie

Pronounced D EH1 S S IY1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Dessie?

Dessie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 11,729 children — the 1,302nd most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 80 births across the past decade, against a peak of 308 in a single year. That peak was in 1918.

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1918Girls: 308Boys: 7

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
D EH1 S S IY1 · D IH2 S IY1
Stress pattern:
11 · 21
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Dessie

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Dessie

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Dessie?
Dessie ranks 1,302nd among girls' names in US records, with 11,729 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 80.
Is Dessie a unisex name?
No. Dessie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dessie most popular?
1918, when 308 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.