Given name & surname
Chessa
“one who is calm; bringer of peace”
Chessa is a variant of Chesna. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is calm; bringer of peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chessa is a variant of Chesna. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is calm; bringer of peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chessa is a variant of Chesna. An origin associated with Chesna is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chessa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 436
- 0 boys · 436 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −83%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 424 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chessa’s family of names
Chessa has a related form in Chesna. In Italian usage, Chessa as a surname has a related form in Gessa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.