Tess

Tess

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Tess is a feminine given name, typically a diminutive form of Theresa or Tessa. It is occasionally a diminutive form of Esther or Hester.

From Wikipedia

Tess first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 67 babies (rank #414 that year). In 2024 it was given to 16 girls (rank #1,536). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tess

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.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.

1,219

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	54	#480
1992	67	#414
1993	58	#451
1994	49	#475
1995	51	#524
1996	50	#511
1997	48	#526
1998	36	#640
1999	50	#501
2000	47	#520
2001	51	#500
2002	36	#669
2003	47	#545
2004	41	#614
2005	34	#730
2006	45	#605
2007	36	#750
2008	36	#768
2009	48	#615
2010	30	#905
2011	31	#864
2012	27	#980
2013	18	#1,344
2014	28	#956
2015	26	#999
2016	25	#1,059
2017	21	#1,215
2018	23	#1,114
2019	21	#1,226
2020	22	#1,144
2021	19	#1,326
2022	15	#1,537
2023	13	#1,774
2024	16	#1,536

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#480

1992

#414

1993

#451

1994

#475

1995

#524

1996

#511

1997

#526

1998

#640

1999

#501

2000

#520

2001

#500

2002

#669

2003

#545

2004

#614

2005

#730

2006

#605

2007

#750

2008

#768

2009

#615

2010

#905

2011

#864

2012

#980

2013

#1,344

2014

#956

2015

#999

2016

#1,059

2017

#1,215

2018

#1,114

2019

#1,226

2020

#1,144

2021

#1,326

2022

#1,537

2023

#1,774

2024

#1,536

Meaning

Numerology of Tess

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Tess

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Tess in 2024

Other girls' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail