Is Tess a boy or girl name?
Tess is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 113 girls and 0 boys were named Tess, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 14,653 US babies named Tess were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,784
- Babies named Tess since 1889
- 14,653
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 529 babies
Boys and girls named Tess, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 155 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 361 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 423 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,707 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,557 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,024 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,345 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 654 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,784 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,760 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,896 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,496 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,280 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,421 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,297 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,199 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,162 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 229 | #1,120 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,090 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 251 | #999 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 255 | #993 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 283 | #921 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 338 | #810 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 342 | #825 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 322 | #867 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 311 | #892 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 385 | #730 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 461 | #613 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 424 | #647 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 494 | #566 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 417 | #614 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 393 | #642 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 475 | #551 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 437 | #573 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 430 | #572 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 448 | #533 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 409 | #569 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 435 | #547 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 477 | #522 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 524 | #481 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 529 | #467 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 465 | #507 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 403 | #575 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 270 | #733 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 183 | #929 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 185 | #904 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 194 | #855 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 218 | #778 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 216 | #753 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 191 | #813 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,077 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,252 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,522 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,396 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,933 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,748 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,251 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,505 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,608 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,059 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,784 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,348 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,207 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,166 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,235 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,616 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,262 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,530 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,816 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,359 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,911 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,825 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,571 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,972 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,530 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,184 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,904 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,956 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,243 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,618 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,245 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,981 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,968 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,048 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,364 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,310 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,593 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,020 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,295 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,881 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,794 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,418 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,380 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,018 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,508 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,369 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,031 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,262 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,938 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,503 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,103 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,373 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,108 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,068 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,479 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,094 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,912 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,576 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,369 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,654 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,788 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,825 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,534 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,375 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,207 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,838 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,366 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,930 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,091 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,241 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,577 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,653 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,219 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,173 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,252 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,158 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,797 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,572 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,261 |
Highest rank
Tess has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #467 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tess
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.