Girls' name · since 1880
Tressa
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 7,034 babies named Tressa, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,216 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,034
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tressa currently ranks #13216 among girls' names in America, with 7,034 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Tressa recorded 7,034 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #13216 nationally today, ahead of 24% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,069 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,216 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,034 born since 1880
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tressa ranks #2,069 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,216 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,034 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,216 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,034
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tressa's 7,034 recorded births place it above 97.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Tressa compares
7,034 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tressa's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tressa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,034 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tressa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tressa's full recorded timeline at 1953, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 193 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tressa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Tressa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,450 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Tressa's strongest decade.
1,450 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Tressa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 112
1880s
112 births
- 1890s 219
1890s
219 births
- 1900s 233
1900s
233 births
- 1910s 389
1910s
389 births
- 1920s 385
1920s
385 births
- 1930s 211
1930s
211 births
- 1940s 219
1940s
219 births
- 1950s 464
1950s
464 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,034 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,450 births
- 1980s
1980s
775 births
- 1990s
1990s
766 births
- 2000s 509
2000s
509 births
- 2010s 221
2010s
221 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,450 births (21% of all-time use).
How Tressa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tressa's total volume
Tressa by state
Where Tressa concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 298 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 296 | 4.2% |
| #3 | California | | 254 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 239 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 153 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 126 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 95 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 80 | 1.1% |
298 of 7,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Tressa appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tressa's data
- Tressa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,450 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Tressas (298 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
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 Tressa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Tressa 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.