Tess Girl
How popular is Tess?
#1,777 girl name in 2025
113 baby girls were named Tess in the US in 2025, making it the 1777th most popular girl name.
14,071living people named Tess (est.)
26median age of people named Tess
14,770babies named Tess since 1880
1 in 29,339US babies born in 2025
Tess popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,777 for girls (▼ 24 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 113 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,118 in 2015, #1,276 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (529 girls) |
| Highest rank | #465 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1889 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tess is most popular
Babies named Tess per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Massachusetts: 0.4 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Utah: 0.3 per 1,000 (22 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (32 girls)
- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Tess by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #1,146 |
| 1890s | 38 | #1,094 |
| 1900s | 83 | #1,057 |
| 1910s | 155 | #1,445 |
| 1920s | 128 | #1,890 |
| 1930s | 37 | #3,108 |
| 1940s | 46 | #3,131 |
| 1950s | 89 | #2,838 |
| 1960s | 361 | #1,162 |
| 1970s | 423 | #1,201 |
| 1980s | 1,707 | #729 |
| 1990s | 4,559 | #465 |
| 2000s | 4,024 | #549 |
| 2010s | 2,345 | #808 |
| 2020s | 769 | #1,276 |
Girl names about as popular as Tess
Questions
- Is Tess a boy or girl name?
- Tess is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tess were girls.
- How popular is the name Tess?
- 113 baby girls were named Tess in the US in 2025, making it the 1777th most popular girl name.
- When was Tess most popular?
- Tess peaked in 1992, when 529 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #465 in 1992.
- How many people are named Tess?
- 14,770 babies have been named Tess in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,071 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Tess most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tess was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.