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The name Tessa peaked for boys at #7226 in 1984. Tessa is also used for girls, ranking #311 in 2025.

The name Tessa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "to reap, to gather".

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Tessa is one of those golden names that's been popular but not TOO popular for several decades now. Tessa has ranked in the Top 500 in the US since 1981 but has risen only once above Number 200.
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Among baby <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">girl names</a>, Tessa's much more popular than either mother name Theresa or shorter form Tess. Today, many people may not even remember that Tessa originated as a short form of Theresa as it stands quite nicely on its own. 
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Tessa is far more popular and more durable than sister name Tess, which had a heyday in the 1990s but fell out of the Top 1000 in 2013.

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The name Tessa is currently ranked #311 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #190 in 2007. The name is most popular in TESSA, TESSA, and TESSA. Tessa is occasionally used for boys in 2004.

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