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Tess

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What official birth registration shows about Tess: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #423 to #2771.200020052010201520202025#423#2771
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#643
1997#689
1998#649
1999#691
2000#485
2001#565
2002#463
2003#545
2004#459
2005#423
2006#456
2007#589
2008#532
2009#438
2010#499
2011#530
2012#624
2013#676
2014#763
2015#674
2016#790
2017#982
2018#1083
2019#996
2020#1313
2021#1628
2022#1849
2023#1774
2024#2771
2025#2605

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 30 of the 36 years from 1990 to 2025.

In 2025: #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2605 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1990–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2025

    Highest recorded position: #133 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1990–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #133 in Republic of Ireland in 2021.

Tess's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#260510HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#27719HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#177416HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#184915HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#162818HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#131324HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#99635HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#108332HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#98237HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#79049HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#67460HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#76351HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#67659HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#62467HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#53079HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#49981HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#43895HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#53272HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#58961HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#45685HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#42388HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45976HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#54556HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#46367HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#56549HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#48561HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#69134HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#64938HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#68935HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#64337HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#2277HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#2098HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#17511HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#19010HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#2287HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2009HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#2188HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2965HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#20210HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#3584HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#2059HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#2189HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3834HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3634HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#19410HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#2248HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#2288HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2039HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3773HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#3483HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#14831HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#14931HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#16329HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#13739HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#13339HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#15532HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#14936HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#16232HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#17031HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#17631HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#21025HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#29117HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#20727HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#25020HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#28518HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#24522HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#23223HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#25121HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#32613HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#26016HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#30012HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4147HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#5124HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#3697HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#4405HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Tess is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Tess, between 1990 and 2025, in 32 of those 36 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2021England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2005Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2022ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419902025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1990–202530#133 in 2021
England and Wales1996–202530#423 in 2005
Northern Ireland1997–202423#175 in 2022
Scotland20241#638 in 2024

Its high point came 19 years earlier in England and Wales (2005) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1990; it appears again in 1995.

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What is known about Tess

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1990–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #133 in Republic of Ireland in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.