Girls' name · since 1964
Tessia
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 376 babies named Tessia, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,247 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tessia currently ranks #15247 among girls' names in America, with 376 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Tessia recorded 376 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #15247 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #14,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,247 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 376 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tessia ranks #14,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,247 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 376 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,247 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tessia's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tessia compares
376 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tessia's all-time total is 0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tessia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tessia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tessia's full recorded timeline at 1989, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tessia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Tessia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (118 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Tessia's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tessia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 118 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tessia's data
- Tessia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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 Tessia: 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 (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Tessia 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.