Tessa vs Tess

Side-by-side comparison of Tessa and Tess — 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

Tess

Girl name · Rank #1771

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Metric Tessa Tess
Current Rank #303 #1771
Total Births (all years) 54,936 14,653
Peak Year 2007 1992
Peak Year Births 1,753 529
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1891 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Tessa Tess
1880ss — 6
1890ss 31 38
1900ss 10 83
1910ss 23 155
1920ss 37 128
1930ss 11 37
1940ss 183 46
1950ss 165 89
1960ss 867 361
1970ss 2,969 423
1980ss 6,325 1,707
1990ss 12,041 4,557
2000ss 13,175 4,024
2010ss 13,878 2,345
2020ss 5,221 654

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tessa Tess
2014 1,526 235
2015 1,560 229
2016 1,394 217
2017 1,295 203
2018 1,329 176
2019 1,266 158
2020 1,135 175
2021 1,116 142
2022 972 107
2023 964 117
2024 1,034 113

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, 1891–2024.

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