Tessa dog name
We found 371 dogs named Tessa in the public pet registers of 22 places. Combining all places, Tessa is the #309 dog name. Almost all dogs named Tessa are female.
🐱 Tessa is also a cat name (#512 for cats, 13 cats).
Tessa as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #365 of 51,228 | 182 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #922 of 34,500 | 58 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #227 of 10,500 | 35 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #585 of 8,191 | 7 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #140 of 4,586 | 19 | 2015 |
| Vancouver Canada | #173 of 4,602 | 10 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #298 of 3,045 | 5 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #281 of 2,965 | 5 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #184 of 2,906 | 6 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #150 of 2,440 | 7 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #86 of 3,446 | 8 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #314 of 2,588 | 3 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #189 of 1,974 | 5 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #216 of 2,062 | 4 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #269 of 1,888 | 3 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #585 of 2,347 | 1 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Port Moody Canada | #126 of 1,280 | 3 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #49 of 958 | 4 | 2014 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Tessa. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
304 female and 3 male dogs named Tessa, in the places that record sex.
Tessa over the years
Dogs named Tessa per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Tessa
Compared to all dogs, Tessa is especially common among Border Collies (2.6×).
Based on 292 dogs named Tessa with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Tessa as a baby name
Tessa was the #311 girls' name in the US in 2025 (978 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #97 for girls in Switzerland, #134 for girls in Netherlands, #172 for girls in Canada (Ontario) and #189 for girls in Ireland. See Tessa as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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