Tess Name Popularity

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How popular is Tess?

The uncommon name Tess was the 1,291st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Tess, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #467 was reached in 1992 with 529 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Tess was less than 5, most recently in 1952.

Tess, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1916, 1956-1960, 1964-1969, 1977-1984, and 1986-1992, whereas 1919-1923, and 1971-1977 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Tess popularity headed?

Tess's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Tess has steadily decreased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Tess lately has dropped.

The name Tess is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Tess (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		176	1,291
2017		203	1,196
2016		217	1,159
2015		229	1,120
2014		235	1,089
2013		251	998
2012		255	991
2011		283	919
2010		337	811
2009		341	828
2008		321	868
2007		311	892
2006		385	730
2005		461	613
2004		424	647
2003		494	566
2002		417	614
2001		393	642
2000		475	550
1999		437	573
1998		430	572
1997		448	531
1996		409	567
1995		435	547
1994		477	522
1993		524	481
1992		529	467
1991		465	507
1990		403	575
1989		270	731
1988		183	929
1987		185	904
1986		194	855
1985		218	778
1984		216	753
1983		191	812
1982		133	1,077
1981		103	1,261
1980		13	5,520
1979		13	5,391
1978		28	2,934
1977		20	3,749
1976		38	2,250
1975		32	2,506
1974		29	2,606
1973		40	2,059
1972		49	1,785
1971		80	1,348
1970		94	1,207
1969		92	1,166
1968		79	1,235
1967		50	1,616
1966		16	3,262
1965		14	3,528
1964		21	2,816
1963		27	2,359
1962		19	2,909
1961		20	2,826
1960		23	2,574
1959		17	2,973
1958		13	3,529
1957		10	4,188
1956		6	5,899
1955		16	2,954
1954		9	4,243
1953		6	5,617
1952		< 5	--
1951		6	5,352
1950		6	5,243
1949		5	5,980
1948		5	5,969
1947		5	6,047
1946		< 5	--
1945		9	3,363
1944		< 5	--
1943		5	5,310
1942		6	4,593
1941		5	5,019
1940		6	4,294
1939		5	4,883
1938		< 5	--
1937		< 5	--
1936		5	4,794
1935		< 5	--
1934		8	3,416
1933		8	3,381
1932		5	5,018
1931		< 5	--
1930		6	4,504
1929		9	3,370
1928		< 5	--
1927		11	3,031
1926		7	4,261
1925		21	1,937
1924		15	2,503
1923		11	3,103
1922		16	2,373
1921		19	2,108
1920		19	2,068
1919		29	1,479
1918		18	2,094
1917		19	1,912
1916		24	1,576
1915		13	2,369
1914		17	1,654
1913		7	2,788
1912		11	1,825
1911		11	1,534
1910		6	2,375
1909		13	1,207
1908		7	1,838
1907		10	1,366
1906		6	1,930
1905		13	1,091
1904		10	1,241
1903		7	1,577
1902		< 5	--
1901		6	1,653
1900		11	1,219
1899		9	1,173
1898		9	1,252
1897		9	1,158
1896		5	1,797
1895		6	1,572
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		6	1,261
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.