NameTides

Tess

Tess was the #1,777 girls' name in the US in 2025 (113 babies), and #2,605 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Tess as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Tess as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Tess as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,777 (113)#2,605 (10)—#154 (12)#148 (31)#3,478 (5)
2024#1,753 (115)#2,772 (9)#638 (4)#227 (7)#149 (31)#1,409 (17)
2023#1,750 (117)#1,774 (16)—#209 (8)#163 (29)#1,774 (12)
2022#1,885 (107)#1,849 (15)#531 (5)#175 (11)#137 (39)#1,727 (12)
2021#1,491 (142)#1,628 (18)#792 (3)#190 (10)#133 (39)#1,381 (17)
2020#1,276 (175)#1,313 (24)—#228 (7)#155 (32)#1,121 (22)
2019#1,415 (158)#996 (35)#650 (4)#200 (9)#149 (36)#1,342 (18)
2018#1,292 (176)#1,083 (32)#809 (3)#218 (8)#162 (32)#1,089 (23)
2017#1,198 (203)#982 (37)#666 (4)#296 (5)#170 (31)#1,333 (18)
2016#1,158 (217)#790 (49)#585 (5)#202 (10)#176 (31)#1,043 (25)
2015#1,118 (229)#674 (60)#340 (11)#358 (4)#210 (25)#951 (27)
2014#1,089 (235)#763 (51)#477 (7)#205 (9)#291 (17)#894 (30)
2013#996 (251)#676 (59)#413 (8)#218 (9)#207 (27)#1,255 (19)
2012#988 (255)#624 (67)#467 (7)#383 (4)#250 (20)#966 (27)
2011#918 (283)#530 (79)#394 (9)#363 (4)#285 (18)#821 (33)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1993 at #480.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1889.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 610common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 680common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Tess is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Tess by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: #624MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,575CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Tess (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TessCanadaGirls#3,4785
TessEngland & WalesGirls#2,60510
TessIrelandGirls#14831
TessNorthern IrelandGirls#15412
TessScotlandGirls—too few
TessUSGirls#1,777113