Tesla vs Tessa

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

Name A

Tesla

Girl name

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Name B

Tessa

Girl name · Rank #303

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Tesla Tessa
Current Rank Unranked #303
Total Births (all years) 2,588 54,936
Peak Year 2015 2007
Peak Year Births 167 1,753
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1985 1891

Births by Decade

Decade Tesla Tessa
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 10
1910ss — 23
1920ss — 37
1930ss — 11
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 165
1960ss — 867
1970ss — 2,969
1980ss 60 6,325
1990ss 943 12,041
2000ss 357 13,175
2010ss 1,117 13,878
2020ss 111 5,221

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tesla Tessa
2014 113 1,526
2015 167 1,560
2016 161 1,394
2017 134 1,295
2018 104 1,329
2019 74 1,266
2020 50 1,135
2021 29 1,116
2022 19 972
2023 13 964
2024 — 1,034

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, 1985–2023.

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