Girls' name · since 1959
Tessi
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 74 babies named Tessi, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tessi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 74 have been recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tessi has been recorded 74 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2017.
- #30,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tessi ranks #30,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tessi's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tessi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tessi's full recorded timeline at 1984, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tessi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2017
- Peak year (1982)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Tessi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (38 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Tessi's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tessi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 38 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Tessi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Tessi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1959–2017 (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 Tessi 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.