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Tessie

Tessie is a feminine given name from Spanish.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Tessie comes from Spanish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Tessie is a diminutive of Teresa. In English usage, Tessie is a diminutive of Teresita.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Tessie through the years

Babies since 1880
9,991
10 boys · 9,981 girls
Most popular year
1917
393 babies
2025
8
#11,835 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−20%
Easing
010020030040018801900192019401960198020002025Highest share 19045.0
Tessie in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1880–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,835 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 393 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,292 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Tessie’s family of names

In English usage, Tessie is a diminutive of Teresa. In English usage, Tessie has a related form in TESSY. Tessie is an affectionate form of Tessa.

Walk Tessie’s family in the name graph

TessieThessieTessyeTeresaTessaTeresitaTessyTessee

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Tessie

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