Is Tessa a boy or girl name?
Tessa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,034 girls and 0 boys were named Tessa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 54,949 US babies named Tessa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #303
- Babies named Tessa since 1891
- 54,949
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,753 babies
Boys and girls named Tessa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 183 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 165 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 867 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,969 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 6,325 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 12,041 | 100% |
| 2000s | 8 | 13,175 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 13,878 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,221 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,034 | #303 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 964 | #323 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 972 | #331 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,116 | #287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,135 | #279 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,266 | #260 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,329 | #245 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,295 | #245 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,394 | #229 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,560 | #208 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,526 | #221 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,324 | #244 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,366 | #233 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #229 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,427 | #221 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,568 | #207 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,659 | #203 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,753 | #190 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,354 | #251 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,224 | #269 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,837 | 1,184 | #276 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,112 | #281 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,064 | #294 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,047 | #301 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,210 | #266 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,248 | #251 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,377 | #224 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,358 | #218 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,254 | #226 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,119 | #253 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,158 | #241 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,259 | #218 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,164 | #237 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,149 | #243 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 955 | #290 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 694 | #370 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 588 | #408 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 566 | #402 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 619 | #376 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 683 | #344 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,226 | 777 | #307 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 816 | #289 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 650 | #359 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 571 | #395 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 361 | #526 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 438 | #461 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 441 | #451 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 262 | #637 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 341 | #523 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 289 | #575 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 285 | #565 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 309 | #542 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 209 | #697 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 215 | #710 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 180 | #786 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 144 | #875 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 115 | #971 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,066 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 119 | #927 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,007 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 140 | #880 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,784 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,157 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,663 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,507 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,947 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,220 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,473 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,547 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,692 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,689 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,789 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,524 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,122 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,720 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,643 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,353 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,482 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,467 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,882 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,301 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,208 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,810 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,335 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,973 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,409 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,675 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,006 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,080 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,758 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,142 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,194 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,789 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,686 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,271 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,162 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,321 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tessa reached #7,226 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #190 in 2007. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tessa
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.