Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Tess

TESS · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Harvester (Theresa short)
Language
Greek
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
vintage · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1784
2024 births113
Peak year1992
First appeared1889
Total US births14,653
1992 peak18891923195719902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
TessyTesse
In other languages
Tess (English)Tess (Belgian)Tessa (variant)Teresa (cognate)

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