Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Tessa

TES-uh · 5 letters · 2 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#303
2024 births1,034
Peak year2007
First appeared1891
Total US births54,936
2007 peak18911924195819912024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Tess
Alternate spellings
TessahTesa
In other languages
Tessa (English)Tesa (Croatian)Theresa (cognate)Teresa (Italian/Spanish)

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