Tesa vs Tess

Side-by-side comparison of Tesa and Tess — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tesa

Girl name · Rank #15567

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Name B

Tess

Girl name · Rank #1771

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Metric Tesa Tess
Current Rank #15567 #1771
Total Births (all years) 1,382 14,653
Peak Year 1992 1992
Peak Year Births 47 529
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1956 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Tesa Tess
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 38
1900ss — 83
1910ss — 155
1920ss — 128
1930ss — 37
1940ss — 46
1950ss 16 89
1960ss 148 361
1970ss 280 423
1980ss 251 1,707
1990ss 386 4,557
2000ss 203 4,024
2010ss 81 2,345
2020ss 17 654

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tesa Tess
2014 6 235
2015 10 229
2016 — 217
2017 5 203
2018 5 176
2019 7 158
2020 — 175
2021 7 142
2022 — 107
2023 5 117
2024 5 113

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1956–2024.

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