How popular is the name Tess?

Tess ranks 1,120th among girls' names in US records, with 14,653 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,637.

Is Tess a unisex name?

No. Tess is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1992, when 529 children were given the name. It has been in use for 136 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,120 of girl names

Pronounced T EH1 S (ARPABET)

Tess is a girls' name, and first appears in 1889. It has been given to 14,653 children — the 1,120th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 49% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1992, when 529 children were given it.

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Tess is itself a short form of Teresa.

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Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Tess?: Tess ranks 1,120th among girls' names in US records, with 14,653 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,637.
Is Tess a unisex name?: No. Tess is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tess most popular?: 1992, when 529 children were given the name. It has been in use for 136 years and is still recorded as of 2024.