Tess - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Tess \t(e)-ss\ is a variant of Teresa, Tessa and Theresa.

The baby name Tess sounds like Tessy, Tesa and Tessi. Other similar baby names are Bess and Jess.

Tess is a popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Tess. Click here to compare Tess with related baby names.