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Tessa

“Variant of Teresa”

Girl's name · #311 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Tessa has appeared in US records since 1891 — best rank #190 (2007) · 55,926 babies named Tessa all-time · 1 in 1,600 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 920 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 930 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,000 girls in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tessas

• Tessa Thompson — American actress
• Tessa Virtue — Canadian ice dancer
• Tessa Sanderson — British javelin thrower (born 1956)
• Tessa Jowell — British politician (1947–2018)
• Tessa Worley — French alpine skier

In stories & tradition

• Tessa Noël — Highlander: The Series
• Tessa Certijn — Spoed
• Tessa Ott — Tatort with Grandjean and Ott

What Tessas become

Among 374 notable people named Tessa:

Entertainers appear 1.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tessa Thompson, American actress.

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