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Tess

Tess is currently the #1777 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 113 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1276 to #1777. Looking at the full record since 1889, Tess hit its all-time high of #465 in 1992, when 529 girls were given the name. State by state, Massachusetts leads the way at #624.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1777
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#465
in 1992 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
113
girls named Tess

Tess popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.016%0.023%0.031%18801900192019401960198020002020#465 in 1992
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1992

Where Tess is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #700 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#700Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025MI—New York: #1526 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1526Massachusetts: #624 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#624Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025CT—California: #1575 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1575Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025HI—Texas: #2210 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2210Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Tess in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#624), Wisconsin (#700), Utah (#704)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Tess in the most recent year of SSA data.

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