Tessa vs Tesla

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

Name A

Tessa

Girl name · Rank #303

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Name B

Tesla

Girl name

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tessa Tesla
2014 1,526 113
2015 1,560 167
2016 1,394 161
2017 1,295 134
2018 1,329 104
2019 1,266 74
2020 1,135 50
2021 1,116 29
2022 972 19
2023 964 13
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, 1891–2024.

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