Baby name

Tessie

Girl

Classic name

1917 was its best year: 393 births, or 1 baby in 5,106. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 10913.

9,981births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 310rank at its peak, in 1917

Where babies named Tessie are born

1917

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The darker the blue, the more common Tessie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tessie is most common in New Jersey (4.5 times), New York (3.8) and Louisiana (3.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Bessie 170,140
Jessie 170,036
Essie 39,682
Lessie 14,073
Dessie 11,414
Tressie 5,360

Names from the same era

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