How Many People Are Named Tessa?
An estimated 53,199 people in the United States have the first name Tessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Tessa peaked in popularity in 2007 with 1,753 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tessa 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 Tessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
53,199
About 1 in 6,443 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2007
1,753 births
Total Registered
54,949
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tessa
Tessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 54,949 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tessa as a male name
Ranked #8,837 in 2004
8 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (8 births)
Tessa as a female name
Ranked #303 in 2024
1,034 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (1,753 births)
Tessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tessa span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13,878 babies were registered. While Tessa is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tessa by Decade
How has Tessa 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.
Tessa by State
Birth registrations for Tessa span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Hawaii, Delaware, Vermont. On average, about 1,030 Tessas were registered per state.
Tessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tessa
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tessa?
We estimate approximately 53,199 people named Tessa 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 6,443 Americans share this first name.
Is Tessa a common name?
Tessa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54,949 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tessa most popular?
Tessa reached peak popularity in 2007, when 1,753 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tessa is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tessa a female name?
Tessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tessa Smith, Tessa Johnson, Tessa 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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