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Tressa

Tressa means "Possibly to harvest", according to etymological references. It peaked back in the 1970s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. The name's best year yet was 1971.

EtymologyShort for Theresa
EtymologyPossibly "to harvest"
Births by decade
1900s
233
1910s
389
1920s
385
1930s
211
1940s
219
1950s
463
1960s
1,034
1970s
1,450
1980s
775
1990s
766
2000s
509
2010s
190
Peaked in the 1970s · 6,624 total U.S. births since 1900