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Tess

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Abbreviation of Teresa which is a popular saints name of uncertain meaning.
English

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Tess

Pronunciation

t(e)-ss

Famous People

British TV host Tess Daly

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #467, 528 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1777, 113 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025113
2024113
2023117
2022107
2021142
2020175
2019158
2018176
2017203
2016217

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #438, 95 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 10 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202510
20249
202316
202215
202118
202024
201935
201832
201737
201649

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #121, 542 births); most recent 2023 (rank #447, 121 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023121
2022190
2021229
2020250
2019265
2018302
2017315
2016346
2015374
2014451

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #137, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #149, 31 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202531
202431
202329
202239
202139
202032
201936
201832
201731
201631

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #306, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #638, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
2023–
20225
20213
2020–
20194
20183
20174
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #154, 12 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202512
20247
20238
202211
202110
20207
20199
20188
20175
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #220, 16 births); most recent 2010 (rank #404, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence