Girls' name · since 1956
Tesa
1,382 babies named Tesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,382
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tesa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,382 have been recorded since 1956.
Tesa has 1,382 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2024.
- #6,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,382 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tesa ranks #6,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,382 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,382
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tesa's 1,382 recorded births place it above 91.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Tesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tesa's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Tesa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (386 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Tesa's strongest decade.
386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Tesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 148
1960s
148 births
- 1970s
1970s
280 births
- 1980s
1980s
251 births
- 1990s
1990s
386 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s 81
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 386 births (28% of all-time use).
How Tesa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tesa's total volume
Tesa by state
Where Tesa concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
28 of 1,382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tesa's data
- Tesa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (386 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Tesas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tesa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.