Girls' name · since 1880
Tressie
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 5,360 babies named Tressie, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,360
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
5,360 babies have been named Tressie since 1880, making it today's #14962 girls' name.
Tressie has 5,360 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14962 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,962 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,360 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tressie ranks #2,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,962 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,360 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,360
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tressie's 5,360 recorded births place it above 96.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arkansas.
How Tressie compares
5,360 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Tressie's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tressie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,360 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 139 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tressie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tressie's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 25% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 75%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 139, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tressie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 139
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Tressie popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1917 (Tressie as boys' name)
Tressie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,055 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Tressie's strongest decade.
1,055 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Tressie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 136
1880s
136 births
- 1890s 313
1890s
313 births
- 1900s
1900s
529 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,031 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,055 births
- 1930s
1930s
616 births
- 1940s 359
1940s
359 births
- 1950s 253
1950s
253 births
- 1960s 343
1960s
343 births
- 1970s 278
1970s
278 births
- 1980s 181
1980s
181 births
- 1990s 119
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 91
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,055 births (20% of all-time use).
How Tressie 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 Tressie's total volume
Tressie by state
Where Tressie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 332 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 254 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 226 | 4.2% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 223 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 215 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 206 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 175 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 165 | 3.1% |
332 of 5,360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Tressie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tressie's data
- Tressie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,055 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Tressies (332 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas 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 Tressie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
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 Tressie 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.