Tesni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TES-nee
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
Tesni is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “warmth”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies).
What does Tesni mean?
Welsh: from Welsh tes 'warmth, sunshine'
“warmth”
Is Tesni a girl's or a boy's name?
Tesni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tesni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Tesni, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tesni in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Tesni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,238 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Tesni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Takshvi Tanvi Harvi Nirvi Sharvi Krishvi Pranshi Keshvi Dhanvi Saavi Shanvi Dhriti
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tesni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tesni, updated 20 October 2026.