Girls' name · since 1967

Tress

Tress has 23 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#44,434 of 72,339
all-time among girls
23
born since 1967
1960s
peak decade

Tress is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 23 have been recorded since 1967.

Tress has 23 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1975.

  • #44,434 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 23 born since 1967
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tress ranks #44,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1967, peaking in the 1960s.

#44,434 of 72,339
all-time among girls
23
born since 1967
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tress's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tress's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tress splits its recorded history at 1970: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tress popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1975

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1967196919701975 6

Tress by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 52% of the file).

1960s was Tress's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Tress births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tress?
Since 1967, Social Security records show 23 babies named Tress. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #44,434 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1975. Its busiest year on record was 1969, with 7 births.
Where does Tress sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tress ranks #44,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tress most popular?
Tress was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Tress been used?
Records for Tress go back to 1967, giving 9 years of history through 1975.
What names are similar to Tress?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Treva, Treasure, Tressa, Tressie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tress's data

  • Tress's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1970s (11) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tress: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1967–1975 (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 Tress 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.