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Tessa

Girl

Meaning of Tessa: Greek: 'harvester'

Tessa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 317th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 708th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#317

978 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#708

53 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

55,939

First recorded 1891 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 571 babies1982: 650 babies1983: 816 babies1984: 782 babies1985: 683 babies1986: 619 babies1987: 566 babies1988: 588 babies1989: 694 babies1990: 955 babies19901991: 1,149 babies1992: 1,164 babies1993: 1,259 babies1994: 1,158 babies1995: 1,119 babies1996: 1,254 babies1997: 1,358 babies1998: 1,377 babies1999: 1,248 babies2000: 1,210 babies20002001: 1,047 babies2002: 1,064 babies2003: 1,112 babies2004: 1,192 babies2005: 1,224 babies2006: 1,354 babies2007: 1,753 babies2008: 1,660 babies2009: 1,569 babies2010: 1,427 babies20102011: 1,391 babies2012: 1,366 babies2013: 1,324 babies2014: 1,527 babies2015: 1,560 babies2016: 1,395 babies2017: 1,296 babies2018: 1,329 babies2019: 1,268 babies2020: 1,135 babies20202021: 1,118 babies2022: 973 babies2023: 964 babies2024: 1,036 babies2025: 978 babies
US babies named Tessa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,753.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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