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 1981 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 794 babies (rank #1 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

7,626

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

794

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1981	5	#995
1982	6	#932
1983	6	#940
1984	9	#766
1985	19	#542
1986	16	#596
1987	23	#496
1988	28	#436
1989	61	#260
1990	43	#332
1991	69	#239
1992	67	#243
1993	71	#231
1994	86	#193
1995	134	#121
1996	124	#130
1997	130	#117
1998	142	#110
1999	167	#101
2000	172	#100
2001	233	#70
2002	242	#64
2003	278	#53
2004	297	#51
2005	302	#50
2006	424	#27
2007	413	#25
2008	484	#19
2009	544	#11
2010	555	#15
2011	520	#15
2012	565	#10
2013	794	#1
2014	597	#5

Year

Babies

Rank

1981

#995

1982

#932

1983

#940

1984

#766

1985

#542

1986

#596

1987

#496

1988

#436

1989

#260

1990

#332

1991

#239

1992

#243

1993

#231

1994

#193

1995

134

#121

1996

124

#130

1997

130

#117

1998

142

#110

1999

167

#101

2000

172

#100

2001

233

#70

2002

242

#64

2003

278

#53

2004

297

#51

2005

302

#50

2006

424

#27

2007

413

#25

2008

484

#19

2009

544

#11

2010

555

#15

2011

520

#15

2012

565

#10

2013

794

2014

597

Meaning

Numerology of Tess

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Tess

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Year-by-Year Detail