Recorded 1964–2010 Girls' name Peak 1991 371 births

Tessia — girls' name

371 babies named Tessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s321970s581980s921990s1182000s652010s6
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Tessia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tessia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tessia

The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Tessia between 1964 and 2010, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tessia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tessia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tessia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tessia 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 371 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.

Tessia at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

371

Since 1964

47 years of records

Peak year

1991

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1964

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tessia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1964

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
17
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20102003199719911985197819691964 6

Tessia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
118 births that decade — 32% of Tessia's all-time total
1960s321970s581980s921990s1182000s652010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tessia?
371 babies have been named Tessia since 1964. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births.
When was Tessia most popular?
Tessia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Tessia been used?
Tessia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 47 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tessia?
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, 1964–2010 (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.