Sweet-natured and delicate, baby Tess has a literary pedigree. Thomas Hardy chose this dreamy name for the doomed romantic heroine in his novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Variations
Tesza,
Tessie,
Tessa,
Tesse
Nicknames
Tessa,
Tessie
Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
About name popularity rankings
You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.
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