Girls' name · since 1989
Tessla
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Tessla, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
216 girls have been named Tessla since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tessla has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2018.
- #19,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tessla ranks #19,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tessla's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tessla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tessla's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tessla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tessla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (101 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Tessla's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tessla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 101 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Tessla's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2010s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tessla: 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 (~29 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, 1989–2018 (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 Tessla 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.