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Tessie

Tessie is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Netherlands, Norway
US records 1880–2017
10 male / 9,906 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Tessie

If you do not know Tessie’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Tessie,” in English, “Guten Tag Tessie,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tessie,

German

Guten Tag Tessie,

French

Bonjour Tessie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tessie:

Chinese

Tessie您好：

Japanese

Tessie様

English

Hi Tessie,

German

Hi Tessie,

French

Salut Tessie,

Spanish

Hola Tessie,

Chinese

Tessie你好：

Japanese

Tessieさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Tessie by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name
Netherlandsrarewoman's name
Norwayrarewoman's name

United States birth data

10 male · 9,906 female · 9,916 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.1%Female ≈ 99.9%

Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tessie a male or female name?

Tessie is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Tessie in an email?

If you do not know Tessie’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Tessie,” in English, “Guten Tag Tessie,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Tessie a unisex name?

Tessie is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Tessie a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/tessie. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tessie,
  title  = {Is Tessie a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/tessie},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}