Tessa
#311 for girls in 2025, 978 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,143
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2007 · 1,753 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 55,926since 1891
Tessa over time
Rank among girls' names. Tessa has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #311 | 978 | — | |
| 2024 | #303 | 1,036 | — | |
| 2023 | #323 | 964 | — | |
| 2022 | #331 | 973 | — | |
| 2021 | #287 | 1,118 | — | |
| 2020 | #280 | 1,135 | — | |
| 2019 | #260 | 1,268 | — | |
| 2018 | #245 | 1,329 | — | |
| 2017 | #245 | 1,296 | — | |
| 2016 | #229 | 1,395 | — | |
| 2015 | #208 | 1,560 | — | |
| 2014 | #221 | 1,527 | — | |
| 2013 | #244 | 1,324 | — | |
| 2012 | #233 | 1,366 | — | |
| 2011 | #229 | 1,391 | — | |
| 2010 | #221 | 1,427 | — | |
| 2009 | #207 | 1,569 | — | |
| 2008 | #203 | 1,660 | — | |
| 2007 | #190 | 1,753 | — | |
| 2006 | #251 | 1,354 | — | |
| 2005 | #269 | 1,224 | — | |
| 2004 | #275 | 1,184 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #281 | 1,112 | — | |
| 2002 | #294 | 1,064 | — | |
| 2001 | #300 | 1,047 | — | |
| 2000 | #266 | 1,210 | — | |
| 1999 | #251 | 1,248 | — | |
| 1998 | #224 | 1,377 | — | |
| 1997 | #218 | 1,358 | — | |
| 1996 | #226 | 1,254 | — | |
| 1995 | #253 | 1,119 | — | |
| 1994 | #241 | 1,158 | — | |
| 1993 | #218 | 1,259 | — | |
| 1992 | #236 | 1,164 | — | |
| 1991 | #242 | 1,149 | — | |
| 1990 | #290 | 955 | — | |
| 1989 | #370 | 694 | — | |
| 1988 | #406 | 588 | — | |
| 1987 | #402 | 566 | — | |
| 1986 | #375 | 619 | — | |
| 1985 | #343 | 683 | — | |
| 1984 | #307 | 777 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #289 | 816 | — | |
| 1982 | #359 | 650 | — | |
| 1981 | #395 | 571 | — | |
| 1980 | #526 | 361 | — | |
| 1979 | #460 | 438 | — | |
| 1978 | #451 | 441 | — | |
| 1977 | #636 | 262 | — | |
| 1976 | #522 | 341 | — | |
| 1975 | #572 | 289 | — | |
| 1974 | #565 | 285 | — | |
| 1973 | #542 | 309 | — | |
| 1972 | #695 | 209 | — | |
| 1971 | #709 | 215 | — | |
| 1970 | #784 | 180 | — | |
| 1969 | #872 | 144 | — | |
| 1968 | #966 | 115 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,060 | 96 | — | |
| 1966 | #927 | 119 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,004 | 108 | — | |
| 1964 | #876 | 140 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,640 | 47 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,918 | 34 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | — | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,472 | 20 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,013 | 23 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,697 | 32 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,617 | 30 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,332 | 36 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,455 | 31 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | — | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | — | |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Tessa! It came in at #1,213, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1914, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Tessa is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Dakota#130 · 1 in 531
- Alaska#149 · 1 in 498
- North Dakota#165 · 1 in 724
- Mississippi#204 · 1 in 902
- Kentucky#219 · 1 in 1,194
Best ever in a state: #39 in Wyoming, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #130 | 8 | 1 in 531 |
| Alaska | #149 | 5 | 1 in 498 |
| North Dakota | #165 | 6 | 1 in 724 |
| Mississippi | #204 | 17 | 1 in 902 |
| Kentucky | #219 | 20 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Iowa | #223 | 13 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Minnesota | #227 | 19 | 1 in 1,397 |
| West Virginia | #236 | 9 | 1 in 1,311 |
| Louisiana | #246 | 24 | 1 in 1,147 |
| South Carolina | #262 | 13 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Oregon | #268 | 10 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Tennessee | #291 | 15 | 1 in 1,858 |
| Kansas | #319 | 7 | 1 in 1,919 |
| New Mexico | #346 | 5 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Connecticut | #349 | 6 | 1 in 2,365 |
| Missouri | #372 | 11 | 1 in 2,787 |
| Virginia | #389 | 10 | 1 in 2,784 |
| Washington | #390 | 9 | 1 in 2,549 |
| North Carolina | #401 | 11 | 1 in 2,943 |
| Colorado | #418 | 6 | 1 in 2,883 |
| Alabama | #423 | 8 | 1 in 2,719 |
| Wisconsin | #431 | 7 | 1 in 4,138 |
| Ohio | #443 | 18 | 1 in 3,831 |
| Indiana | #466 | 9 | 1 in 3,866 |
| Pennsylvania | #469 | 16 | 1 in 4,125 |
| Georgia | #473 | 10 | 1 in 3,225 |
| Maryland | #490 | 5 | 1 in 3,651 |
| Arizona | #522 | 5 | 1 in 3,277 |
| Illinois | #525 | 18 | 1 in 3,939 |
| Texas | #545 | 28 | 1 in 3,693 |
| Massachusetts | #553 | 5 | 1 in 5,931 |
| Florida | #650 | 9 | 1 in 4,891 |
| Michigan | #697 | 8 | 1 in 7,194 |
| California | #763 | 24 | 1 in 6,389 |
| New York | #806 | 14 | 1 in 7,023 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tessa
- 8 spots since 2024 (#303 → #311)
- 31 spots since 2020 (#280 → #311)
- 103 spots since 2015 (#208 → #311)
- Biggest jump: 878 spots in 1964 (#1,754 → #876)
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1967 (#927 → #1,060)
- Debuted 1891
- Peaked 2007 at #190 (1,753 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1968–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,097 girls born in 2007 were named Tessa (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,643 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 24.8% of all girls named Tessa (13,883) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | #1,085 (1892) | #1,310 |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,877 (1904) | #1,905 |
| 1910s | 23 | #2,822 (1918) | #3,558 |
| 1920s | 37 | #3,655 (1922) | #4,376 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,847 (1938) | #4,049 |
| 1940s | 183 | #1,332 (1945) | #1,919 |
| 1950s | 165 | #1,918 (1959) | #2,951 |
| 1960s | 867 | #872 (1969) | #1,364 |
| 1970s | 2,969 | #451 (1978) | #594 |
| 1980s | 6,325 | #289 (1983) | #377 |
| 1990s | 12,041 | #218 (1997) | #240 |
| 2000s | 13,177 | #190 (2007) | #254 |
| 2010s | 13,883 | #208 (2015) | #234 |
| 2020s | 6,204 | #280 (2020) | #306 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tessa in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
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1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,474 of them was named Tessa, which outranked 96.1% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.