Girls name
Tessa
Tessa is a girls' name given to 53,489 girls in the United States since 1947, peaking in 2007 with 1,743 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 43rd among girls names in Wyoming in 2010.
Which states favor Tessa
Tessa by state
Top states by all-time births named Tessa. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 5,225 | #349 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 3,443 | #357 (2025) |
| 3 | Ohio | 2,725 | #345 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 2,716 | #257 (2025) |
| 5 | New York | 2,588 | #266 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 2,570 | #197 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 2,138 | #227 (2025) |
| 8 | Florida | 1,890 | — |
| 9 | Washington | 1,659 | — |
| 10 | Minnesota | 1,617 | — |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 1,528 | — |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 1,431 | — |
| 13 | Indiana | 1,404 | — |
| 14 | Missouri | 1,367 | — |
| 15 | Colorado | 1,281 | — |
| 16 | Utah | 1,270 | — |
| 17 | North Carolina | 1,162 | — |
| 18 | Virginia | 1,139 | — |
| 19 | New Jersey | 1,090 | — |
| 20 | Georgia | 1,067 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).