How Many People Are Named Tressie?
An estimated 1,426 people in the United States have the first name Tressie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Tressie peaked in popularity in 1917 with 142 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tressie 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 Tressie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,426
About 1 in 240,361 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1917
142 births
Total Registered
5,361
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tressie
Tressie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,361 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Tressie as a male name
Ranked #3,931 in 1917
6 male births in 1917
Peak: 1917 (6 births)
Tressie as a female name
Ranked #17,429 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (139 births)
Tressie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tressie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,055 babies were registered. Tressie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tressie by Decade
How has Tressie 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.
Tressie by State
Birth registrations for Tressie span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi. The lowest are in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania. On average, about 112 Tressies were registered per state.
Tressie + Last Name Combinations
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Tressie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tressie?
We estimate approximately 1,426 people named Tressie 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 240,361 Americans share this first name.
Is Tressie a common name?
Tressie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,361 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tressie most popular?
Tressie reached peak popularity in 1917, when 142 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tressie is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tressie a female name?
Tressie is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tressie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tressie Smith, Tressie Johnson, Tressie 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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