Tressie
Tressie was the 17070th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 402nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (139). Over the last ten years it has moved down 800 places. More babies were named Tressie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #17,070 girls, down 5,013 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921139 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,366babies recorded
Tressie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,070 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,057 | 8 |
| 2010 | #11,190 | 10 |
| 2000 | #14,912 | 6 |
| 1990 | #6,123 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,498 | 24 |
| 1970 | #2,265 | 35 |
| 1960 | #2,092 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,761 | 30 |
| 1940 | #1,079 | 46 |
| 1930 | #854 | 71 |
| 1920 | #694 | 111 |
| 1910 | #460 | 76 |
| 1900 | #467 | 53 |
| 1890 | #641 | 18 |
| 1880 | #828 | 6 |
How popular is Tressie, counting every spelling?
Tressie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tressie?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tressie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tressie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tressie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tressie?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Tressie are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 44 and 74. That makes Tressie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tressie by state
How common Tressie was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (7.6×), West Virginia (5.5×), Alabama (3.8×), Oklahoma (3.5×), Mississippi (3.5×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tressie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tressie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tressie
How popular is the name Tressie?
Tressie was the 17070th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 402nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (139). Over the last ten years it has moved down 800 places. More babies were named Tressie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Tressie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tressie in the US.
Where was Tressie most popular?
In 1919–1923, Tressie was most common in Arkansas (0.79 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Alabama.