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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 95 babies (rank #443 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,300

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
1996	37	#660
1997	35	#704
1998	38	#662
1999	34	#702
2000	61	#491
2001	49	#569
2002	67	#468
2003	56	#554
2004	76	#462
2005	88	#426
2006	85	#459
2007	61	#596
2008	72	#536
2009	95	#443
2010	81	#504
2011	79	#532
2012	67	#633
2013	59	#682
2014	51	#778
2015	60	#684
2016	49	#802

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#660

1997

#704

1998

#662

1999

#702

2000

#491

2001

#569

2002

#468

2003

#554

2004

#462

2005

#426

2006

#459

2007

#596

2008

#536

2009

#443

2010

#504

2011

#532

2012

#633

2013

#682

2014

#778

2015

#684

2016

#802

Meaning

Numerology of Tess

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Tess

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