Tesslyn vs Tessa

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

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Tesslyn

Girl name

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Name B

Tessa

Girl name · Rank #303

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Metric Tesslyn Tessa
Current Rank Unranked #303
Total Births (all years) 82 54,936
Peak Year 2017 2007
Peak Year Births 11 1,753
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1997 1891

Births by Decade

Decade Tesslyn Tessa
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 10
1910ss — 23
1920ss — 37
1930ss — 11
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 165
1960ss — 867
1970ss — 2,969
1980ss — 6,325
1990ss 6 12,041
2000ss 15 13,175
2010ss 55 13,878
2020ss 6 5,221

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tesslyn Tessa
2014 5 1,526
2015 10 1,560
2016 6 1,394
2017 11 1,295
2018 6 1,329
2019 5 1,266
2020 6 1,135
2021 — 1,116
2022 — 972
2023 — 964
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, 1997–2020.

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