Tessa

Girl name

Tessa has been given to 55,939 babies in the U.S. since 1891. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #311 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈtɛsə/

Contraction of Teresa.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

55,939

Peak year

2007 (1,753 babies)

Rank in 2025

#311 for girls

First recorded

1891

10-year trend

▼ -37%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Tessa

Charlotte Rampling

British actress (born 1946)

Tessa Thompson

American actress

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

Tessa Sanderson

British javelin thrower (born 1956)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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