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Tessa

Tessa ranks #280 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #191 among girl dog names.
Tessa's popularity trend

Tessa's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
8
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#280
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−128
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% female
100% female0% male

Gender split comes from 17 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Tessa mean?
/ˈtɛsə/2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Tessa is best known today as a short form of Teresa, a name whose own origin is debated among scholars — candidates include a link to the Greek island of Thera (also called Therasia) or to a Greek word for harvesting. Tessa has been used as a given name in its own right since at least the 19th century.

Tessa is light and a little spirited on the tongue — a good match for a pet who's quick, alert, and always seems to be one step ahead.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Tessa shows up

Cats named Tessa per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.04%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%

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