Tessy vs Tessa

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

Name A

Tessy

Girl name

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Name B

Tessa

Girl name · Rank #303

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Metric Tessy Tessa
Current Rank Unranked #303
Total Births (all years) 199 54,936
Peak Year 1968 2007
Peak Year Births 13 1,753
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1960 1891

Births by Decade

Decade Tessy Tessa
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 10
1910ss — 23
1920ss — 37
1930ss — 11
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 165
1960ss 59 867
1970ss 81 2,969
1980ss 32 6,325
1990ss 17 12,041
2000ss 5 13,175
2010ss — 13,878
2020ss 5 5,221

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tessy Tessa
2014 — 1,526
2015 — 1,560
2016 — 1,394
2017 — 1,295
2018 — 1,329
2019 — 1,266
2020 — 1,135
2021 — 1,116
2022 5 972
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, 1960–2022.

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