How Many People Are Named Tressa?
An estimated 4,872 people in the United States have the first name Tressa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Tressa peaked in popularity in 1971 with 193 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tressa 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 Tressa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,872
About 1 in 70,352 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1971
193 births
Total Registered
7,027
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tressa
Tressa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,027 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tressa as a female name
Ranked #17,428 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (193 births)
Tressa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tressa span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,450 babies were registered. Tressa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tressa by Decade
How has Tressa 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.
Tressa by State
Birth registrations for Tressa span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Texas, California. The lowest are in South Dakota, Colorado, Alabama. On average, about 70 Tressas were registered per state.
Tressa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tressa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tressa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tressa?
We estimate approximately 4,872 people named Tressa 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 70,352 Americans share this first name.
Is Tressa a common name?
Tressa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,027 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tressa most popular?
Tressa reached peak popularity in 1971, when 193 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tressa is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tressa a female name?
Tressa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tressa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tressa Smith, Tressa Johnson, Tressa 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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