Tessa

Tessa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Tessa 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 1996 with 78 babies (rank #414 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,277

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Tessa

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	78	#414
1997	72	#424
1998	71	#434
1999	52	#547
2000	58	#505
2001	52	#549
2002	48	#597
2003	56	#555
2004	38	#756
2005	51	#624
2006	57	#599
2007	65	#564
2008	62	#607
2009	52	#716
2010	69	#582
2011	59	#672
2012	77	#553
2013	62	#658
2014	69	#605
2015	62	#664
2016	67	#637

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#414

1997

#424

1998

#434

1999

#547

2000

#505

2001

#549

2002

#597

2003

#555

2004

#756

2005

#624

2006

#599

2007

#564

2008

#607

2009

#716

2010

#582

2011

#672

2012

#553

2013

#658

2014

#605

2015

#664

2016

#637

Numerology of Tessa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Tessa

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