How Many People Are Named Tesa?
An estimated 1,295 people in the United States have the first name Tesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Tesa peaked in popularity in 1992 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tesa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tesa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,295
About 1 in 264,675 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1992
47 births
Total Registered
1,382
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tesa
Tesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,382 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tesa as a female name
Ranked #17,395 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (47 births)
Tesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tesa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 386 babies were registered. Tesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tesa by Decade
How has Tesa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tesa by State
Birth registrations for Tesa span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, California. The lowest are in Georgia, California, Texas. On average, about 14 Tesas were registered per state.
Tesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tesa
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tesa?
We estimate approximately 1,295 people named Tesa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 264,675 Americans share this first name.
Is Tesa a common name?
Tesa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,382 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tesa most popular?
Tesa reached peak popularity in 1992, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tesa is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tesa a female name?
Tesa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tesa Smith, Tesa Johnson, Tesa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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