Tesla vs Tessie

Side-by-side comparison of Tesla and Tessie — 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

Tessie

Girl name · Rank #8924

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Metric Tesla Tessie
Current Rank Unranked #8924
Total Births (all years) 2,588 9,973
Peak Year 2015 1917
Peak Year Births 167 393
Peak Decade 2010ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1985 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tesla Tessie
1880ss — 247
1890ss — 595
1900ss — 877
1910ss — 2,583
1920ss — 2,083
1930ss — 667
1940ss — 419
1950ss — 402
1960ss — 604
1970ss — 548
1980ss 60 408
1990ss 943 232
2000ss 357 143
2010ss 1,117 118
2020ss 111 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tesla Tessie
2014 113 18
2015 167 11
2016 161 19
2017 134 7
2018 104 11
2019 74 7
2020 50 11
2021 29 12
2022 19 5
2023 13 8
2024 — 11

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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