Tessa Girl
How popular is Tessa?
#311 girl name in 2025
978 baby girls were named Tessa in the US in 2025, making it the 311th most popular girl name.
54,916living people named Tessa (est.)
21median age of people named Tessa
55,939babies named Tessa since 1880
1 in 3,390US babies born in 2025
Tessa popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #311 for girls (▼ 8 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 978 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #208 in 2015, #280 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (1,753 girls) |
| Highest rank | #190 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1891 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tessa is most popular
Babies named Tessa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Connecticut: 1.9 per 1,000 (111 girls)
- Massachusetts: 1.5 per 1,000 (185 girls)
- Utah: 1.5 per 1,000 (123 girls)
- South Dakota: 1.4 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- Illinois: 1.3 per 1,000 (300 girls)
Tessa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | #1,085 |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,876 |
| 1910s | 23 | #2,821 |
| 1920s | 37 | #3,653 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,845 |
| 1940s | 183 | #1,331 |
| 1950s | 165 | #1,917 |
| 1960s | 867 | #872 |
| 1970s | 2,969 | #451 |
| 1980s | 6,325 | #289 |
| 1990s | 12,041 | #218 |
| 2000s | 13,177 | #190 |
| 2010s | 13,883 | #208 |
| 2020s | 6,204 | #280 |
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Questions
- Is Tessa a boy or girl name?
- Tessa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tessa were girls.
- How popular is the name Tessa?
- 978 baby girls were named Tessa in the US in 2025, making it the 311th most popular girl name.
- When was Tessa most popular?
- Tessa peaked in 2007, when 1,753 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #190 in 2007.
- How many people are named Tessa?
- 55,939 babies have been named Tessa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 54,916 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Tessa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tessa was most common in Connecticut, at 1.9 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.