How Many People Are Named Tessie?
people named Tessie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 124,784 people in the US has this name
Based on 9,991 babies named Tessie in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
393 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 Tessie in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tessie alive today is about 53 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 40 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tessie first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1917, to 393 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tessie has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #311, in 1917. In 2025 it ranked #11,831.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,831 |
| Best rank | #311 (1917) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #341 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tessie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tessie were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 195 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tessie was given 4.5 times as often in New Jersey, 3.5 times in New York and 3 times in Louisiana.
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