Tessie is an uncommon variant of Tessa that peaked in 1917 and has since faded.
Tessie is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,835 for girl births in the United States (and #19,856 across all names), given to 8 babies. Tessie was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1917 (393 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,835 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,506 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #12,090 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #17,528 | — |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #8,932 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #9,486 | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #13,685 | — |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,764 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,989 | — |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #6,644 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #10,094 | — |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #6,961 | — |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #11,884 | — |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | #9,672 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #12,060 | — |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #8,248 | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #7,037 | — |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #8,079 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #8,484 | — |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,683 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,295 | — |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #8,214 | — |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #8,455 | — |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | #6,368 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,955 | — |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #9,121 | — |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,681 | — |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #5,784 | — |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #5,402 | — |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #5,756 | — |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #4,507 | — |
| 1994 | 29 | — | #3,785 | — |
| 1993 | 31 | — | #3,578 | — |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #4,672 | — |
| 1991 | 33 | — | #3,362 | — |
| 1990 | 27 | — | #3,901 | — |
| 1989 | 23 | — | #4,241 | — |
| 1988 | 32 | — | #3,157 | — |
| 1987 | 36 | — | #2,775 | — |
| 1986 | 33 | — | #2,901 | — |
| 1985 | 39 | — | #2,542 | — |
| 1984 | 40 | — | #2,416 | — |
| 1983 | 42 | — | #2,306 | — |
| 1982 | 55 | — | #1,947 | — |
| 1981 | 61 | — | #1,829 | — |
| 1980 | 47 | — | #2,184 | — |
| 1979 | 52 | — | #1,996 | — |
| 1978 | 33 | — | #2,623 | — |
| 1977 | 55 | — | #1,855 | — |
| 1976 | 51 | — | #1,837 | — |
| 1975 | 42 | — | #2,094 | — |
| 1974 | 38 | — | #2,169 | — |
| 1973 | 65 | — | #1,476 | — |
| 1972 | 66 | — | #1,469 | — |
| 1971 | 73 | — | #1,443 | — |
| 1970 | 73 | — | #1,429 | — |
| 1969 | 63 | — | #1,496 | — |
| 1968 | 77 | — | #1,257 | — |
| 1967 | 68 | — | #1,335 | — |
| 1966 | 49 | — | #1,619 | — |
| 1965 | 64 | — | #1,388 | — |
| 1964 | 69 | — | #1,359 | — |
| 1963 | 43 | — | #1,786 | — |
| 1962 | 53 | — | #1,557 | — |
| 1961 | 57 | — | #1,497 | — |
| 1960 | 61 | — | #1,416 | — |
| 1959 | 48 | — | #1,583 | — |
| 1958 | 46 | — | #1,586 | — |
| 1957 | 48 | — | #1,569 | — |
| 1956 | 35 | — | #1,833 | — |
| 1955 | 46 | — | #1,511 | — |
| 1954 | 40 | — | #1,622 | — |
| 1953 | 27 | — | #2,013 | — |
| 1952 | 36 | — | #1,635 | — |
| 1951 | 37 | — | #1,581 | — |
| 1950 | 39 | — | #1,493 | — |
| 1949 | 45 | — | #1,392 | — |
| 1948 | 45 | — | #1,383 | — |
| 1947 | 53 | — | #1,253 | — |
| 1946 | 35 | — | #1,506 | — |
| 1945 | 37 | — | #1,330 | — |
| 1944 | 38 | — | #1,310 | — |
| 1943 | 42 | — | #1,273 | — |
| 1942 | 43 | — | #1,227 | — |
| 1941 | 40 | — | #1,205 | — |
| 1940 | 41 | — | #1,147 | — |
| 1939 | 45 | — | #1,076 | — |
| 1938 | 40 | — | #1,158 | — |
| 1937 | 43 | — | #1,094 | — |
| 1936 | 48 | — | #1,002 | — |
| 1935 | 70 | — | #821 | — |
| 1934 | 71 | — | #803 | — |
| 1933 | 78 | — | #750 | — |
| 1932 | 94 | — | #702 | — |
| 1931 | 76 | — | #773 | — |
| 1930 | 102 | — | #684 | — |
| 1929 | 132 | — | #596 | — |
| 1928 | 128 | — | #624 | — |
| 1927 | 149 | — | #580 | — |
| 1926 | 190 | — | #508 | — |
| 1925 | 191 | — | #509 | — |
| 1924 | 201 | — | #494 | — |
| 1923 | 235 | — | #444 | — |
| 1922 | 256 | — | #416 | #4,886 |
| 1921 | 293 | — | #394 | — |
| 1920 | 313 | — | #372 | — |
| 1919 | 357 | — | #336 | — |
| 1918 | 365 | — | #343 | #4,738 |
| 1917 | 393 | — | #311 | — |
| 1916 | 340 | — | #331 | — |
| 1915 | 292 | — | #346 | — |
| 1914 | 230 | — | #346 | — |
| 1913 | 187 | — | #354 | — |
| 1912 | 170 | — | #351 | — |
| 1911 | 136 | — | #341 | — |
| 1910 | 118 | — | #363 | — |
| 1909 | 100 | — | #367 | — |
| 1908 | 117 | — | #328 | — |
| 1907 | 94 | — | #365 | — |
| 1906 | 88 | — | #358 | — |
| 1905 | 85 | — | #371 | — |
| 1904 | 101 | — | #326 | — |
| 1903 | 68 | — | #387 | — |
| 1902 | 63 | — | #394 | — |
| 1901 | 67 | — | #369 | — |
| 1900 | 94 | — | #344 | — |
| 1899 | 66 | — | #360 | — |
| 1898 | 66 | — | #384 | — |
| 1897 | 60 | — | #375 | — |
| 1896 | 68 | — | #354 | — |
| 1895 | 61 | — | #362 | — |
| 1894 | 55 | — | #380 | — |
| 1893 | 61 | — | #349 | — |
| 1892 | 54 | — | #364 | — |
| 1891 | 57 | — | #337 | — |
| 1890 | 47 | — | #368 | — |
| 1889 | 45 | — | #360 | — |
| 1888 | 44 | — | #365 | — |
| 1887 | 32 | — | #389 | — |
| 1886 | 24 | — | #449 | — |
| 1885 | 19 | — | #498 | — |
| 1884 | 26 | — | #397 | — |
| 1883 | 9 | — | #689 | — |
| 1882 | 19 | — | #430 | — |
| 1881 | 12 | — | #502 | — |
| 1880 | 17 | — | #419 | — |