girl · english and greek
Tess
say it tes
What Tess means
- English and Greek pet form of Theresa, possibly 'harvester' debated
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 9 in the Netherlands (2022)
- no. 193 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 226 in France (2019)
- no. 729 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 1024 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 1281 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 1784 in the US (2024)
- no. 2066 in England & Wales (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Tessa, Theresa
Names with a similar meaning
Amelia Harper Penelope Parker Ida Remi Amelie Amalia Remy Piper Emerson Taylor
Tess in stories
- The Last of Us: Tess, Joel's smuggling partner
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Tess Durbeyfield, Hardy's wronged heroine
- The Last of Us: Tess Servopoulos, Joel's partner