Tesslyn vs Tess

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

Name A

Tesslyn

Girl name

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Name B

Tess

Girl name · Rank #1771

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Metric Tesslyn Tess
Current Rank Unranked #1771
Total Births (all years) 82 14,653
Peak Year 2017 1992
Peak Year Births 11 529
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1997 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Tesslyn Tess
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 38
1900ss — 83
1910ss — 155
1920ss — 128
1930ss — 37
1940ss — 46
1950ss — 89
1960ss — 361
1970ss — 423
1980ss — 1,707
1990ss 6 4,557
2000ss 15 4,024
2010ss 55 2,345
2020ss 6 654

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tesslyn Tess
2014 5 235
2015 10 229
2016 6 217
2017 11 203
2018 6 176
2019 5 158
2020 6 175
2021 — 142
2022 — 107
2023 — 117
2024 — 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, 1997–2020.

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