Girls' name · since 1963
Tressy
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 171 babies named Tressy, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
171 girls have been named Tressy since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tressy has 171 recorded births among girls since 1963, 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 1963 to 1978.
- #21,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1963
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tressy ranks #21,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tressy's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tressy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tressy's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tressy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1978
- Peak year (1965)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Tressy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (125 births, 73% of the file).
1960s was Tressy's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Tressy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
125 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 125 births (73% of all-time use).
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- Tressy's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 1970s (46) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tressy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1963–1978 (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 Tressy 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.