Girls' name · since 1960
Tessy
Tessy has 199 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
199 girls have been named Tessy since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tessy has been recorded 199 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2022.
- #19,880 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 199 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tessy ranks #19,880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tessy's 199 recorded births place it above 72.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tessy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tessy's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tessy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2022
- Peak year (1968)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Tessy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (81 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Tessy's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tessy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
59 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 81 births (41% of all-time use).
Tessy by state
Where Tessy concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 199 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tessy's data
- Tessy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (81 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.
- New York records the most Tessys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tessy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1960–2022 (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 Tessy 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.