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Dessie

Dessie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“desired; also a nickname form”
Origin
English
Say it
DES-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (97% of all uses)

Usually a diminutive of names such as Desiree, Desmond, or Odessa, depending on usage. As an independent name, its etymology can vary with the source name. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Dessie?

20242.1 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dessie in 20247

Peak year1890

Total US babies since 188011,723

Dessie is steady now but far below its 1890 peak.

Names like Dessie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English
  • Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Dessie questions

What does the name Dessie mean?

Dessie means "desired; also a nickname form". It comes from English. Usually a diminutive of names such as Desiree, Desmond, or Odessa, depending on usage. As an independent name, its etymology can vary with the source name.

Is Dessie a boy or girl name?

Dessie is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dessie?

7 US babies were named Dessie in 2024. Its peak year was 1890.

How do you pronounce Dessie?

Dessie is usually pronounced DES-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.