Tessa

Origin: Undetermined — Variant of Teresa

Girl's name · #311 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Tessa reached its best rank, #190, in 2007 and ranked #311 in 2025. Roughly 56,000 girls have been named Tessa since 1891.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#134 in Netherlands (2025) · #195 in Ireland (2025) · #256 in N. Ireland (2025) · #294 in France (2025) · #327 in Belgium (2025) · #344 in Austria (2025) · #355 in New Zealand (2025) · #403 in Ecuador (2025) · #626 in Scotland (2025) · #675 in England & Wales (2025) · #713 in Switzerland (2025) · #809 in Mexico (2024) and 2 more.

Famous Tessas

Tessa Thompson — American actress
Tessa Virtue — Canadian ice dancer
Tessa Sanderson — British javelin thrower (born 1956)
Tessa Jowell — British politician (1947–2018)
Tessa Worley — French alpine skier

In stories & tradition

Tessa Noël — Highlander: The Series (TV series)
Tessa Certijn^nl — Spoed (TV series)
Tessa Ott^de — Tatort with Grandjean and Ott (TV series)

What Tessas become

Among 374 notable people named Tessa:

Entertainers appear 1.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tessa Thompson, American actress.

Similar names: Teresa · Kendall · Terra · Jessa · Julianna · Alaina

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