Over the past 110 years, 10 649 girls have been named Tess. The name Tess ranks 1262th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Tess in 1914. The peak of popularity of the name Tess came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.