How Many People Are Named Tessa?
people named Tessa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,236 people in the US has this name
Based on 55,939 babies named Tessa in Social Security records from 1891 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,753 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of THERESA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Tessa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tessa alive today is about 23 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tessa first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 2007, to 1,753 babies. In 2025, 978 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tessa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #190, in 2007. In 2025 it ranked #311.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #311 |
| Best rank | #190 (2007) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #235 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tessa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tessa were born in California than in any other state: about 5,134 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tessa was given 3.6 times as often in South Dakota, 3 times in Montana and 2.6 times in North Dakota.
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