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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).
Tessa
Tessa has been slowly declining from its former popularity. All-time it's been given to 55,939 U.S. babies, the 685th most common name by sound today, peaking at 1,753 in 2007, with 978 in 2025.
Tessa has no common alternate spellings by sound.
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