Feminine dossier · first seen 1889

Tess

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Tess
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1992

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

529

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1889Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

78.6%

2024

113

All-time

14,653

Tess is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1992, when 529 girls were named Tess.

In 2024, only 113 girls were given the name.

Down 78.6% from its peak.

All told, about 14,653 Americans have been named Tess and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1889.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1992

1992529 girls named Tess

2024113 girls named Tess

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