Is Tessie a boy or girl name?
Tessie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Tessie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 9,983 US babies named Tessie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,468
- Babies named Tessie since 1880
- 9,983
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 393 babies
Boys and girls named Tessie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 247 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 595 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 877 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 2,583 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 5 | 2,083 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 0 | 667 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 419 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 402 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 604 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 548 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 408 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 232 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 118 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,468 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,074 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,517 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,921 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,483 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,678 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,760 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,984 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,643 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,093 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,961 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,882 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,670 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,060 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,247 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,037 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 16 | #8,079 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,482 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,682 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,295 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,214 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,455 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,367 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,954 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,121 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,784 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,402 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,756 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,507 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,784 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,578 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,672 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,362 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,902 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,241 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,157 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,775 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,901 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,542 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,415 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,306 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,947 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,829 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,184 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,996 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,622 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,855 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,837 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,094 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,168 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,477 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,469 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,443 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,429 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,496 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,255 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,335 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,619 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,388 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,359 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,785 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,557 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,497 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,416 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,583 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,586 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,569 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,833 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,511 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,622 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,013 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,635 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,581 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,493 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,392 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,383 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,253 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,506 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,330 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,311 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,273 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,227 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,205 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,147 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,076 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,158 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,094 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,002 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 70 | #821 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 71 | #803 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 78 | #750 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 94 | #702 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 76 | #773 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 102 | #684 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 132 | #596 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 128 | #624 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 149 | #580 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 190 | #508 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 191 | #509 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 201 | #494 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 235 | #444 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,886 | 251 | #416 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 293 | #394 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 313 | #372 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 357 | #336 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,738 | 360 | #343 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 393 | #311 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 340 | #331 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 292 | #346 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 230 | #346 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 187 | #354 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 170 | #351 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 136 | #341 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 118 | #363 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 100 | #367 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 117 | #328 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 94 | #365 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 88 | #358 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 85 | #371 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 101 | #326 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 68 | #387 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 63 | #394 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 67 | #369 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 94 | #344 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 66 | #360 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 66 | #384 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 60 | #375 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 68 | #354 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 61 | #362 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 55 | #380 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 61 | #349 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 54 | #364 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 57 | #337 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 47 | #368 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 45 | #360 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 44 | #365 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 32 | #389 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 24 | #449 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 19 | #498 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 26 | #397 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 9 | #689 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 19 | #430 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 12 | #502 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 17 | #419 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tessie reached #4,738 in 1918. As a girl name, it reached #311 in 1917. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tessie
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.