Girls' name · since 1960
Tesia
Tesia has 1,081 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,081
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tesia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,081 have been recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tesia has been recorded 1,081 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2020.
- #7,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,081 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tesia ranks #7,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,081 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,081
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tesia's 1,081 recorded births place it above 90.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Tesia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tesia's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tesia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2020
- Peak year (1991)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Tesia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (523 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Tesia's strongest decade.
523 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tesia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 88
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
305 births
- 1990s
1990s
523 births
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 523 births (48% of all-time use).
How Tesia 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 Tesia's total volume
Tesia by state
Where Tesia concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| 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% |
82 of 1,081 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Tesia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tesia's data
- Tesia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (523 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tesias (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tesia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1960–2020 (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 Tesia 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.