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Resa

100% girls · last recorded 2013

Resa has been given to about 1,046 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 935
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Resa per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1962 · 49
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,046

How popular is Resa?

Its best year was 1962, when 49 babies were given the name, ranking 1624th. The typical living American called Resa is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Resa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tresa0.85
  2. Tressa0.82
  3. Lesa0.81
  4. Tessa0.78
  5. Jessa0.78
  6. Rena0.75
  7. Reba0.75
  8. Rosa0.74

Middle names for Resa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Resa Josephine0.84
  2. Resa Louise0.83
  3. Resa June0.82
  4. Resa Pearl0.82
  5. Resa Quinn0.82
  6. Resa Nell0.82

Sibling names for Resa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.72
  2. Pennysister · 0.71
  3. Laurelsister · 0.69
  4. Chrisbrother · 0.68
  5. Jaybrother · 0.68
  6. Tonybrother · 0.67

Where Resa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Resa White0.78
    2. Resa Nguyen0.78
    3. Resa Moore0.78
    4. Resa Lee0.78
    5. Resa Hill0.78
    6. Resa Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Resa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.