Tessa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Tessa first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 8 babies (rank #235 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tessa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tessa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Tessa

Tessa Thompsonfilm actor · b. 1983
Tessa Virtueautobiographer · b. 1989
Tessa Sandersonjavelin thrower · b. 1956

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	2	#856
2015	4	#398
2016	8	#235
2017	5	#317