Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Tessie

#1,636 most common girls' name of all time · #2,814 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,636
Rank overall
#2,814 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
9,991
Since 2016
99
Peak year
1917 #310
Best rank
#310 1917
Girls Boys peak 393/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Tessie is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 — 8 #10,922
2024 11 — 11 #8,948
2023 8 — 8 #11,174
2022 5 — 5 #15,310
2021 12 — 12 #8,466
2020 11 — 11 #8,958
2019 7 — 7 #12,455
2018 11 — 11 #9,154
2017 7 — 7 #12,720
2016 19 — 19 #6,404
2015 11 — 11 #9,485
2014 18 — 18 #6,714
2013 9 — 9 #11,005
2012 12 — 12 #9,115
2011 9 — 9 #11,185
2010 15 — 15 #7,882
2009 19 — 19 #6,813
2008 16 — 16 #7,743
2007 15 — 15 #8,101
2006 14 — 14 #8,240
2005 14 — 14 #7,896
2004 14 — 14 #7,831
2003 13 — 13 #8,001
2002 18 — 18 #6,133
2001 9 — 9 #10,110
2000 11 — 11 #8,538
1999 13 — 13 #7,248
1998 18 — 18 #5,593
1997 19 — 19 #5,230
1996 17 — 17 #5,535
1995 23 — 23 #4,348
1994 29 — 29 #3,705
1993 31 — 31 #3,508
1992 22 — 22 #4,533
1991 33 — 33 #3,302
1990 27 — 27 #3,816
1989 23 — 23 #4,121
1988 32 — 32 #3,098
1987 36 — 36 #2,723
1986 33 — 33 #2,845
1985 39 — 39 #2,487
1984 40 — 40 #2,385
1983 42 — 42 #2,272
1982 55 — 55 #1,924
1981 61 — 61 #1,810
1980 47 — 47 #2,154
1979 52 — 52 #1,977
1978 33 — 33 #2,582
1977 55 — 55 #1,834
1976 51 — 51 #1,820
1975 42 — 42 #2,061
1974 38 — 38 #2,133
1973 65 — 65 #1,459
1972 66 — 66 #1,457
1971 73 — 73 #1,429
1970 73 — 73 #1,421
1969 63 — 63 #1,481
1968 77 — 77 #1,244
1967 68 — 68 #1,325
1966 49 — 49 #1,603
1965 64 — 64 #1,380
1964 69 — 69 #1,351
1963 43 — 43 #1,755
1962 53 — 53 #1,540
1961 57 — 57 #1,481
1960 61 — 61 #1,406
1959 48 — 48 #1,569
1958 46 — 46 #1,578
1957 48 — 48 #1,552
1956 35 — 35 #1,798
1955 46 — 46 #1,499
1954 40 — 40 #1,605
1953 27 — 27 #1,974
1952 36 — 36 #1,611
1951 37 — 37 #1,556
1950 39 — 39 #1,477
1949 45 — 45 #1,378
1948 45 — 45 #1,372
1947 53 — 53 #1,242
1946 35 — 35 #1,482
1945 37 — 37 #1,313
1944 38 — 38 #1,295
1943 42 — 42 #1,252
1942 43 — 43 #1,208
1941 40 — 40 #1,186
1940 41 — 41 #1,134
1939 45 — 45 #1,068
1938 40 — 40 #1,142
1937 43 — 43 #1,087
1936 48 — 48 #994
1935 70 — 70 #814
1934 71 — 71 #796
1933 78 — 78 #746
1932 94 — 94 #698
1931 76 — 76 #768
1930 102 — 102 #680
1929 132 — 132 #593
1928 128 — 128 #622
1927 149 — 149 #580
1926 190 — 190 #506
1925 191 — 191 #507
1924 201 — 201 #493
1923 235 — 235 #444
1922 251 5 256 #415
1921 293 — 293 #394
1920 313 — 313 #370
1919 357 — 357 #336
1918 360 5 365 #343
1917 393 — 393 #310
1916 340 — 340 #330
1915 292 — 292 #346
1914 230 — 230 #346
1913 187 — 187 #353
1912 170 — 170 #351
1911 136 — 136 #339
1910 118 — 118 #363
1909 100 — 100 #366
1908 117 — 117 #327
1907 94 — 94 #363
1906 88 — 88 #358
1905 85 — 85 #369
1904 101 — 101 #326
1903 68 — 68 #386
1902 63 — 63 #394
1901 67 — 67 #369
1900 94 — 94 #344
1899 66 — 66 #359
1898 66 — 66 #383
1897 60 — 60 #375
1896 68 — 68 #353
1895 61 — 61 #361
1894 55 — 55 #379
1893 61 — 61 #347
1892 54 — 54 #362
1891 57 — 57 #336
1890 47 — 47 #367
1889 45 — 45 #359
1888 44 — 44 #364
1887 32 — 32 #386
1886 24 — 24 #444
1885 19 — 19 #489
1884 26 — 26 #395
1883 9 — 9 #651
1882 19 — 19 #424
1881 12 — 12 #494
1880 17 — 17 #419