Kessia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KESS-ee-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Kessia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “cassia”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kessia mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Kesia, itself a variant spelling of Kezia or Keziah, from Hebrew qetsiah
“cassia”
Variant of Kezia, one of Job's daughters in the Bible, from Hebrew qetsiah, the spice cassia.
Meaning borrowed from Kesia.
Is Kessia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kessia is a girls' name.
How popular is Kessia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 4 girls.
Kessia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
Names like Kessia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Erin, Mia, Jessica, Kianna, Madeleine, Madeline, Kiara, Brianna, Abigail, Olivia, Cassidy
Names related to Kessia
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kessia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kessia, updated 20 October 2026.