Tessa vs Tessie

Side-by-side comparison of Tessa and Tessie — 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

Tessie

Girl name · Rank #8924

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Metric Tessa Tessie
Current Rank #303 #8924
Total Births (all years) 54,936 9,973
Peak Year 2007 1917
Peak Year Births 1,753 393
Peak Decade 2010ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tessa Tessie
1880ss — 247
1890ss 31 595
1900ss 10 877
1910ss 23 2,583
1920ss 37 2,083
1930ss 11 667
1940ss 183 419
1950ss 165 402
1960ss 867 604
1970ss 2,969 548
1980ss 6,325 408
1990ss 12,041 232
2000ss 13,175 143
2010ss 13,878 118
2020ss 5,221 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tessa Tessie
2014 1,526 18
2015 1,560 11
2016 1,394 19
2017 1,295 7
2018 1,329 11
2019 1,266 7
2020 1,135 11
2021 1,116 12
2022 972 5
2023 964 8
2024 1,034 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, 1891–2024.

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