Recorded 1963–1978 Girls' name Peak 1965 171 births

Tressy — girls' name

171 babies named Tressy in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1251970s46
1960s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Tressy was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

33 babies were named Tressy in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tressy

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Tressy between 1963 and 1978, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tressy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tressy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tressy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tressy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 171 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tressy at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

171

Since 1963

16 years of records

Peak year

1965

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1963

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1978

Tressy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1963

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1965)
33
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Tressy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
125 births that decade — 73% of Tressy's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tressy?
171 babies have been named Tressy since 1963. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1965 with 33 births.
When was Tressy most popular?
Tressy was most popular in the 1960s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Tressy been used?
Tressy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 16 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Tressy?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.