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A given name in English, Spanish and 4 more
01 / Meaning & origin
Tess is a feminine given name documented in English, Spanish, Dutch and 3 other languages.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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13 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 113 girls (rank 1777). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Tess
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | 6 | 1,147 | observed |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | 6 | 1,426 | observed |
| 1896 | 5 | 1,583 | observed |
| 1897 | 9 | 1,094 | observed |
| 1898 | 9 | 1,171 | observed |
| 1899 | 9 | 1,099 | observed |
| 1900 | 11 | 1,171 | observed |
| 1901 | 6 | 1,466 | observed |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | 7 | 1,440 | observed |
| 1904 | 10 | 1,170 | observed |
| 1905 | 13 | 1,057 | observed |
| 1906 | 6 | 1,727 | observed |
| 1907 | 10 | 1,289 | observed |
| 1908 | 7 | 1,676 | observed |
| 1909 | 13 | 1,152 | observed |
| 1910 | 6 | 2,140 | observed |
| 1911 | 11 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1912 | 11 | 1,719 | observed |
| 1913 | 7 | 2,540 | observed |
| 1914 | 17 | 1,603 | observed |
| 1915 | 13 | 2,255 | observed |
| 1916 | 24 | 1,533 | observed |
| 1917 | 19 | 1,847 | observed |
| 1918 | 18 | 2,029 | observed |
| 1919 | 29 | 1,445 | observed |
| 1920 | 19 | 2,015 | observed |
| 1921 | 19 | 2,048 | observed |
| 1922 | 16 | 2,291 | observed |
| 1923 | 11 | 2,917 | observed |
| 1924 | 15 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1925 | 21 | 1,891 | observed |
| 1926 | 7 | 3,873 | observed |
| 1927 | 11 | 2,859 | observed |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | 9 | 3,137 | observed |
| 1930 | 6 | 4,047 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 5 | 4,411 | observed |
| 1933 | 8 | 3,109 | observed |
| 1934 | 8 | 3,159 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 5 | 4,181 | observed |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 5 | 4,250 | observed |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,863 | observed |
| 1941 | 5 | 4,420 | observed |
| 1942 | 6 | 4,124 | observed |
| 1943 | 5 | 4,691 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | 9 | 3,132 | observed |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | 5 | 5,295 | observed |
| 1948 | 5 | 5,243 | observed |
| 1949 | 5 | 5,244 | observed |
| 1950 | 6 | 4,738 | observed |
| 1951 | 6 | 4,833 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 6 | 5,040 | observed |
| 1954 | 9 | 3,967 | observed |
| 1955 | 16 | 2,839 | observed |
| 1956 | 6 | 5,325 | observed |
| 1957 | 10 | 3,930 | observed |
| 1958 | 13 | 3,379 | observed |
| 1959 | 17 | 2,869 | observed |
| 1960 | 23 | 2,512 | observed |
| 1961 | 20 | 2,752 | observed |
| 1962 | 19 | 2,814 | observed |
| 1963 | 27 | 2,306 | observed |
| 1964 | 21 | 2,752 | observed |
| 1965 | 14 | 3,402 | observed |
| 1966 | 16 | 3,148 | observed |
| 1967 | 50 | 1,598 | observed |
| 1968 | 79 | 1,231 | observed |
| 1969 | 92 | 1,162 | observed |
| 1970 | 94 | 1,201 | observed |
| 1971 | 80 | 1,336 | observed |
| 1972 | 49 | 1,771 | observed |
| 1973 | 40 | 2,019 | observed |
| 1974 | 29 | 2,556 | observed |
| 1975 | 32 | 2,456 | observed |
| 1976 | 38 | 2,210 | observed |
| 1977 | 20 | 3,612 | observed |
| 1978 | 28 | 2,859 | observed |
| 1979 | 13 | 5,092 | observed |
| 1980 | 13 | 5,245 | observed |
| 1981 | 104 | 1,248 | observed |
| 1982 | 133 | 1,074 | observed |
| 1983 | 191 | 811 | observed |
| 1984 | 216 | 750 | observed |
| 1985 | 218 | 776 | observed |
| 1986 | 194 | 854 | observed |
| 1987 | 185 | 900 | observed |
| 1988 | 183 | 923 | observed |
| 1989 | 270 | 730 | observed |
| 1990 | 404 | 574 | observed |
| 1991 | 465 | 507 | observed |
| 1992 | 529 | 465 | observed |
| 1993 | 524 | 480 | observed |
| 1994 | 478 | 522 | observed |
| 1995 | 435 | 547 | observed |
| 1996 | 409 | 567 | observed |
| 1997 | 448 | 531 | observed |
| 1998 | 430 | 570 | observed |
| 1999 | 437 | 573 | observed |
| 2000 | 475 | 549 | observed |
| 2001 | 393 | 642 | observed |
| 2002 | 417 | 614 | observed |
| 2003 | 494 | 562 | observed |
| 2004 | 424 | 646 | observed |
| 2005 | 461 | 613 | observed |
| 2006 | 385 | 730 | observed |
| 2007 | 311 | 892 | observed |
| 2008 | 322 | 866 | observed |
| 2009 | 342 | 824 | observed |
| 2010 | 338 | 808 | observed |
| 2011 | 283 | 918 | observed |
| 2012 | 255 | 988 | observed |
| 2013 | 251 | 996 | observed |
| 2014 | 235 | 1,089 | observed |
| 2015 | 229 | 1,118 | observed |
| 2016 | 217 | 1,158 | observed |
| 2017 | 203 | 1,198 | observed |
| 2018 | 176 | 1,292 | observed |
| 2019 | 158 | 1,415 | observed |
| 2020 | 175 | 1,276 | observed |
| 2021 | 142 | 1,491 | observed |
| 2022 | 107 | 1,885 | observed |
| 2023 | 117 | 1,750 | observed |
| 2024 | 115 | 1,753 | observed |
| 2025 | 113 | 1,777 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Tess” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American novelist
American actress
Dutch handball player
French freestyle skier
Australian snowboarder
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
