Tessa

Tessa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Tessa first appears in the data in 1950 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 622 babies (rank #21 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

15,248

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

622

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1950	1	#138
1951	1	#261
1958	6	#801
1959	8	#728
1960	9	#707
1961	8	#761
1962	8	#763
1963	16	#585
1964	10	#720
1965	9	#758
1966	12	#673
1967	19	#548
1968	33	#419
1969	48	#339
1970	65	#271
1971	59	#275
1972	72	#234
1973	68	#232
1974	77	#200
1975	64	#228
1976	191	#89
1977	199	#88
1978	159	#111
1979	129	#126
1980	218	#84
1981	205	#85
1982	275	#57
1983	241	#64
1984	251	#70
1985	237	#76
1986	256	#75
1987	317	#49
1988	298	#57
1989	371	#39
1990	370	#42
1991	528	#21
1992	551	#17
1993	532	#14
1994	557	#14
1995	619	#8
1996	550	#18
1997	522	#21
1998	531	#22
1999	468	#28
2000	563	#22
2001	622	#21
2002	564	#23
2003	499	#28
2004	480	#25
2005	413	#30
2006	420	#28
2007	404	#26
2008	386	#31
2009	370	#33
2010	348	#37
2011	263	#53
2012	241	#57
2013	282	#42
2014	225	#58

Year

Babies

Rank

1950

#138

1951

#261

1958

#801

1959

#728

1960

#707

1961

#761

1962

#763

1963

#585

1964

#720

1965

#758

1966

#673

1967

#548

1968

#419

1969

#339

1970

#271

1971

#275

1972

#234

1973

#232

1974

#200

1975

#228

1976

191

#89

1977

199

#88

1978

159

#111

1979

129

#126

1980

218

#84

1981

205

#85

1982

275

#57

1983

241

#64

1984

251

#70

1985

237

#76

1986

256

#75

1987

317

#49

1988

298

#57

1989

371

#39

1990

370

#42

1991

528

#21

1992

551

#17

1993

532

#14

1994

557

#14

1995

619

1996

550

#18

1997

522

#21

1998

531

#22

1999

468

#28

2000

563

#22

2001

622

#21

2002

564

#23

2003

499

#28

2004

480

#25

2005

413

#30

2006

420

#28

2007

404

#26

2008

386

#31

2009

370

#33

2010

348

#37

2011

263

#53

2012

241

#57

2013

282

#42

2014

225

#58

Numerology of Tessa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Tessa

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail