Tesa
Girl · TESS-a · Greek
Tesa is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tesa mean?
Greek: spelling of Tessa; pet form of Teresa
A pet form of Teresa that is often given as a full name in its own right.
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- TESS-a
Meaning borrowed from Tessa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tesa a girl's or a boy's name?
Tesa is a girls' name.
How popular is Tesa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Tesa in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tesa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 46 | #2,668 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 1993 | 44 | #2,720 |
| 1992 | 47 | #2,607 |
| 1991 | 42 | #2,784 |
| 1990 | 24 | #4,115 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,396 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 34 | #2,676 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 27 | #3,171 |
| 1981 | 29 | #2,986 |
| 1980 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 31 | #2,680 |
| 1977 | 32 | #2,606 |
| 1976 | 36 | #2,292 |
| 1975 | 33 | #2,411 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 31 | #2,405 |
| 1972 | 21 | #3,062 |
| 1971 | 20 | #3,266 |
| 1970 | 18 | #3,435 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,011 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,874 |
| 1967 | 18 | #2,963 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 17 | #3,107 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
Nicknames for Tesa
- Tess 22 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Tesa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tessa Ariana Lara Melissa Angela Ana Selena Angel Amanda Sasha Kira Tiana
Names related to Tesa
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