Recorded 1959–2017 Girls' name Peak 1982 74 births

Tessi — girls' name

74 babies named Tessi in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s101970s61980s382000s52010s10
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tessi was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tessi in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tessi

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Tessi between 1959 and 2017, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tessi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tessi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tessi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tessi 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 74 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.

Tessi at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

74

Since 1959

59 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1959

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2017

Tessi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1959

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4681012 201720112006198919881984198219811979196919681959 5

Tessi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 51% of Tessi's all-time total
1950s51960s101970s61980s382000s52010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tessi?
74 babies have been named Tessi since 1959. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Tessi most popular?
Tessi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Tessi been used?
Tessi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 59 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Tessi?
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, 1959–2017 (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.