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Tressa

Tressa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“third”
Origin
English
Say it
TRESS-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a diminutive or variant of Theresa/Teresa or as a form related to Tressa/Tressa-like nickname usage; etymology is uncertain. A connection with Latin tertius 'third' is sometimes suggested. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Tressa?

20241.5 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Tressa in 20245

Peak year1896

Total US babies since 18807,027

Tressa is fading: recent use is about 34% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tressa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Tessato reap · Greek
  • Teresauncertain, possibly harvest · Greek
  • Theresauncertain, possibly harvest · Greek
  • Tessto harvest · Greek
  • Thereseuncertain, possibly summer or harvest · Greek
  • Tessieto reap; harvester · English
  • Tressieharvester · English
  • Oliviaolive tree · English

Tressa questions

What does the name Tressa mean?

Tressa means "third". It comes from English. Usually treated as a diminutive or variant of Theresa/Teresa or as a form related to Tressa/Tressa-like nickname usage; etymology is uncertain. A connection with Latin tertius 'third' is sometimes suggested.

Is Tressa a boy or girl name?

Tressa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tressa?

5 US babies were named Tressa in 2024. Its peak year was 1896.

How do you pronounce Tressa?

Tressa is usually pronounced TRESS-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.