Girls' name · since 1970
Tessica
229 babies named Tessica in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
229 girls have been named Tessica since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tessica recorded 229 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2006.
- #18,468 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 229 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tessica ranks #18,468 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 229 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tessica's 229 recorded births place it above 74.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tessica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tessica splits its recorded history at 1983: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tessica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2006
- Peak year (1982)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Tessica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (123 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Tessica's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Tessica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 123 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tessica's data
- Tessica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Tessica: 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 (~36 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, 1970–2006 (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 Tessica 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.