How Many People Are Named Tessie?
An estimated 2,547 people in the United States have the first name Tessie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Tessie peaked in popularity in 1917 with 393 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tessie 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 Tessie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,547
About 1 in 134,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1917
393 births
Total Registered
9,983
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tessie
Tessie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,983 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Tessie as a male name
Ranked #4,886 in 1922
5 male births in 1922
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Tessie as a female name
Ranked #9,468 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (393 births)
Tessie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tessie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 2,588 babies were registered. Tessie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tessie by Decade
How has Tessie 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.
Tessie by State
Birth registrations for Tessie span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Utah, Michigan, Hawaii. On average, about 182 Tessies were registered per state.
Tessie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tessie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tessie
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Tessie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tessie?
We estimate approximately 2,547 people named Tessie 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 134,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Tessie a common name?
Tessie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,983 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tessie most popular?
Tessie reached peak popularity in 1917, when 393 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tessie is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tessie a female name?
Tessie is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tessie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tessie Smith, Tessie Johnson, Tessie 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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