Fun Facts About the Name Tessia
- 376 babies named Tessia: U.S. records list 376 babies given the name Tessia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tessia Mean?
Tessia is a feminine name used in English, usually given the sense 'harvester,' though its meaning is uncertain. It is generally treated as an elaborated form of Tessa, itself an English short form of Theresa; the ending -ia gives the shorter name a fuller, Latinate feminine shape. Theresa's etymology is disputed: one common explanation derives it from Greek therizein ('to reap'), yielding the customary sense 'harvester'; another connects it with Greek theros ('summer'), hence 'late summer'; and the Greek island Therasia has also been proposed. These are explanations of Theresa, not independent evidence for Tessia, so the name's meaning depends on this uncertain parent name.
Tessia Name History & Origins
Tessia's history belongs to the parent name Theresa. In its Spanish form Teresa, the name was established in Catholic Europe and was borne by Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582), the Carmelite reformer; later, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873 - 1897) gave the French form Thérèse wide religious recognition. English spellings such as Theresa and Teresa were in use by the 19th century, and the short forms Tess and Tessa are English developments from them. Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) is a famous literary use of Tess, but it is not the source of the name. Tessia itself is a fuller form made by adding -ia to Tessa; its history is best understood as an extension of Theresa's rather than as a separate tradition.
How Popular is the Name Tessia?
Tessia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1991. Its best rank was #5,197 in 1978.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,038 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #16,811 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #17,114 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #15,260 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #16,962 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #10,855 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #12,680 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #15,616 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,028 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #11,968 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #17,415 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,300 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #6,695 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #10,752 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,096 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #10,441 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #6,633 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #6,239 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #7,479 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,644 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #8,446 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #6,926 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #7,076 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #7,312 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #10,795 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,920 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #6,256 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #7,261 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #7,427 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #5,227 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #6,656 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #5,197 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #8,075 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #7,910 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #8,663 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #8,339 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #5,964 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #8,586 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #8,098 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #6,734 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #7,527 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #7,443 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,707 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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You like to control everyone within your influence, to shape things to your own liking. If positive, you develop high spirituality, as you have a God's protection. You are sensitive, affectionate, imaginative and cooperative, spiritually aware and prone to self-sacrifice. You can keep secrets and are a good diplomat. You may have healing and psychic powers. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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