Chessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHESS-a
Chessa is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Chessa come from?
Uncertain; perhaps a pet form of Francesca or Vanessa
Is Chessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Chessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Chessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Chessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
Names like Chessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gianna Tessa Camila Chloe Samantha Emma Ava Chelsea Ariana Kayla Carolina Luna
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chessa, updated 20 October 2026.