Recorded 1960–2020 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,081 births

Tesia — girls' name

1,081 babies named Tesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s881980s3051990s5232000s1042010s442020s6
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tesia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

83 babies were named Tesia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,081 babies named Tesia between 1960 and 2020, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tesia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 523 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tesia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tesia in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tesia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,081 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tesia at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,081

Since 1960

61 years of records

Peak year

1991

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1960

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2020

Tesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1960

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1991)
83
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Tesia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
523 births that decade — 48% of Tesia's all-time total
1960s111970s881980s3051990s5232000s1042010s442020s6

Tesia by state

Where Tesia concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tesia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
82 7.6%
#2 Texas
19 1.8%
#3 Michigan
7 0.6%
#4 Florida
6 0.6%
#5 Georgia
5 0.5%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.5%
#7 New York
5 0.5%
#8 Ohio
5 0.5%
California share of Tesia's total US births 7.6%
Even split

82 of 1,081 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Tesia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tesia?
1,081 babies have been named Tesia since 1960. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1991 with 83 births.
When was Tesia most popular?
Tesia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 523 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tesia most popular?
The top states for the name Tesia are California (82 births), Texas (19 births), Michigan (7 births).
How long has the name Tesia been used?
Tesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 61 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Tesia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tessa, Tess, Tessie, Tesla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.