Tressie

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1917 at #3,545
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1901 · 55 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,360
since 1880

Tressie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tressie has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #397, 1901girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#14,9425—
2024#15,2935—
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2020#11,0908—
2019#13,7996—
2018#15,6825—
2017#15,9025—
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2015#14,4826—
2014#14,5586—
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2012——
2011——
2010#10,45110—
2009#12,4298—
2008#11,5999—
2007#12,6768—
2006#8,71513—
2005#10,9219—
2004#9,26411—
2003#10,4259—
2002#11,1088—
2001#9,35110—
2000#13,1546—
1999#8,80510—
1998#6,71914—
1997#7,28312—
1996#7,13012—
1995#5,43917—
1994#7,60411—
1993#13,4425—
1992#10,4797—
1991#5,65916—
1990#5,83515—
1989#5,28616—
1988#5,32115—
1987#6,33511—
1986#4,18619—
1985#5,07714—
1984#3,99019—
1983#4,10918—
1982#4,16718—
1981#3,14727—
1980#3,41124—
1979#4,23117—
1978#3,28323—
1977#3,17624—
1976#2,54631—
1975#3,40420—
1974#2,68327—
1973#2,62927—
1972#2,17335—
1971#2,10739—
1970#2,24035—
1969#2,35030—
1968#1,85541—
1967#1,88139—
1966#1,70044—
1965#1,65546—
1964#2,34827—
1963#2,42425—
1962#2,16330—
1961#2,15030—
1960#2,06131—
1959#2,76018—
1958#1,98531—
1957#2,16826—
1956#2,32123—
1955#2,34122—
1954#2,29522—
1953#2,17323—
1952#1,89228—
1951#1,77230—
1950#1,72030—
1949#1,91725—
1948#1,42242—
1947#2,14621—
1946#1,67828—
1945#1,37434—
1944#1,20543—
1943#1,34237—
1942#1,16246—
1941#1,24337—
1940#1,06246—
1939#93956—
1938#96754—
1937#91057—
1936#97949—
1935#82369—
1934#91756—
1933#76175—
1932#89162—
1931#83867—
1930#84771—
1929#83572—
1928#75988—
1927#696109—
1926#76988—
1925#715106—
1924#728103—
1923#701109—
1922#644130—
1921#625139—
1920#690111—
1919#624126—
1918#666114—
1917#582136#3,5456
1916#573137—
1915#555133—
1914#65678—
1913#54188—
1912#55577—
1911#51166—
1910#45876—
1909#51653—
1908#54646—
1907#46260—
1906#47751—
1905#45555—
1904#45651—
1903#45749—
1902#41256—
1901#39755—
1900#46353—
1899#43345—
1898#48141—
1897#43845—
1896#62125—
1895#49934—
1894#48734—
1893#50030—
1892#63820—
1891#57221—
1890#61718—
1889#56720—
1888#61217—
1887#60814—
1886#50819—
1885#60813—
1884#68610—
1883#57911—
1882#50713—
1881#47013—
1880#7386—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Tressie was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2011–2013, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Tressie is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #423 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,302 girlsKYWest Virginia: #225 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #205 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #335 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsOKLouisiana: #410 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #411 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,897 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedHITexas: #605 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,293 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Tressie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#205 · 1 in 1,076
  2. West Virginia#225 · 1 in 1,478
  3. Oklahoma#335 · 1 in 2,304
  4. Louisiana#410 · 1 in 3,286
  5. Alabama#411 · 1 in 3,897

Best ever in a state: #155 in West Virginia, 1911.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#205191 in 1,076
West Virginia#225141 in 1,478
Oklahoma#335111 in 2,304
Louisiana#41071 in 3,286
Alabama#41181 in 3,897
Kentucky#42371 in 4,302
Texas#605111 in 5,293
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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 Tressie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 351 spots since 2024 (#15,293 → #14,942)
  • 3,852 spots since 2020 (#11,090 → #14,942)
  • 460 spots since 2015 (#14,482 → #14,942)
  • Biggest jump: 268 spots in 1881 (#738 → #470)
  • Biggest drop: 156 spots in 1934 (#761 → #917)
Rise & fade · girls
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1901 at #397 (55 births)
  • Births halved by 1947, 46 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 60 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1880–1939
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,352
  • Highest: 1 in 4,352 girls born in 1901 were named Tressie (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.7% of all girls named Tressie (1,055) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s136#470 (1881)#588
1890s313#433 (1899)#529
1900s529#397 (1901)#464
1910s1,031#458 (1910)#572
1920s1,055#625 (1921)#716
1930s616#761 (1933)#887
1940s359#1,062 (1940)#1,455
1950s253#1,720 (1950)#2,143
1960s343#1,655 (1965)#2,059
1970s278#2,107 (1971)#2,847
1980s181#3,147 (1981)#4,503
1990s119#5,439 (1995)#7,840
2000s91#8,715 (2006)#10,964
2010s38#10,451 (2010)#14,146
2020s18#11,090 (2020)#13,775

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.

Tressie in 1923

girls
#701
109 births · 1 in 11,068 girls

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #701Tressie109
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 11,068 of them was named Tressie, which outranked 87.8% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tressie
  1. #696Sibyl111
  2. #699Gwen110
  3. #699Sandra110
  4. #701Tressie109
  5. #701Crystal109
  6. #703Anastasia108
  7. #703Bethel108
  8. #705Daphne107

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923 →