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Tessa

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
The harvester or reaper. From the name Teresa, but also used as independent names.
English

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Tessa

Pronunciation

t(es)-sa

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Debbie Boone

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #8139, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #190, 1,752 births); most recent 2025 (rank #311, 978 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–978
2024–1,034
2023–964
2022–972
2021–1,116
2020–1,135
2019–1,266
2018–1,329
2017–1,295
2016–1,394

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 1996 (rank #410, 78 births); most recent 2025 (rank #667, 56 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202556
202453
202355
202261
202160
202066
201955
201856
201745
201667

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 2020 (rank #119, 532 births); most recent 2023 (rank #161, 390 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023390
2022430
2021525
2020532
2019299
2018281
2017386
2016392
2015386
2014456

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 2019 (rank #162, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #192, 23 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202523
202423
202320
202218
202124
202027
201932
201826
201719
201613

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 1994 (rank #246, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20255
20244
20235
20224
20215
20208
20194
20184
20178
201610

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 2020 (rank #212, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 7 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20243
2023–
20225
2021–
20208
20198
20186
2017–
20164

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 1995 (rank #72, 51 births); most recent 2023 (rank #171, 18 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202318
202223
202113
202022
201921
201827
201729
201631
201533
201431

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