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Tess

Tess ranks #168 out of 5,428 girl dog names in our data (the #1 girl dog name is Bella). Across all 17 places, 211 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #258 among girl cat names.
Tess's popularity trend

Tess's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2007.

0.025%0.05%0.075%0.1%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
211
across 17 places
Popularity rank
#168
of 5,428 girl dog names
5-year rank move
−71
2020 → 2025
Gender split
99% girls
99% girls1% boys
What does Tess mean?
/tɛs/1 syllable

Tess is a short form of Teresa, a name whose deeper origin is genuinely uncertain — theories connect it to the Greek island of Therasia or to a Greek word for 'harvest,' though neither is confirmed. Tess also gained a life of its own through Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

Short and clean, Tess has a no-nonsense charm well suited to a pet who's smart, capable, and quietly confident.

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

Where Tess shows up

Tess's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.3%
PlayfordAustralia0.3%
ProspectAustralia0.2%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.2%
BurnsideAustralia0.2%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.1%
AdelaideAustralia0.1%
Maple RidgeCanada0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.0%
DarwinAustralia0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.0%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%
ZürichSwitzerland0.0%

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