Teresa
#908 for girls in 2025, 291 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #5,501
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1961 · 18,909 births
- Debut · girls
- 50 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 416,044since 1880
Teresa over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #908 | 291 | — | |
| 2024 | #860 | 314 | — | |
| 2023 | #843 | 322 | — | |
| 2022 | #867 | 320 | — | |
| 2021 | #815 | 342 | — | |
| 2020 | #745 | 366 | — | |
| 2019 | #794 | 349 | — | |
| 2018 | #786 | 347 | — | |
| 2017 | #722 | 397 | — | |
| 2016 | #668 | 437 | — | |
| 2015 | #664 | 429 | — | |
| 2014 | #716 | 391 | — | |
| 2013 | #647 | 437 | — | |
| 2012 | #607 | 472 | — | |
| 2011 | #533 | 544 | — | |
| 2010 | #692 | 412 | — | |
| 2009 | #653 | 453 | — | |
| 2008 | #578 | 534 | — | |
| 2007 | #546 | 563 | — | |
| 2006 | #533 | 566 | — | |
| 2005 | #453 | 672 | — | |
| 2004 | #407 | 747 | — | |
| 2003 | #427 | 704 | — | |
| 2002 | #376 | 787 | — | |
| 2001 | #357 | 830 | — | |
| 2000 | #343 | 899 | — | |
| 1999 | #317 | 975 | — | |
| 1998 | #309 | 981 | — | |
| 1997 | #270 | 1,077 | — | |
| 1996 | #270 | 1,070 | — | |
| 1995 | #262 | 1,044 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #255 | 1,098 | — | |
| 1993 | #226 | 1,233 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #207 | 1,371 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #201 | 1,490 | — | |
| 1990 | #179 | 1,613 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #184 | 1,534 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #172 | 1,633 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #154 | 1,781 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #139 | 2,011 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #132 | 2,210 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #117 | 2,387 | #2,613 | 18 |
| 1983 | #103 | 2,702 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #102 | 2,883 | #2,341 | 21 |
| 1981 | #97 | 3,121 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1980 | #94 | 3,149 | #3,256 | 13 |
| 1979 | #87 | 3,481 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #88 | 3,472 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #79 | 3,654 | #2,556 | 17 |
| 1976 | #66 | 4,056 | #1,999 | 24 |
| 1975 | #61 | 4,640 | #2,288 | 19 |
| 1974 | #52 | 5,397 | #2,129 | 20 |
| 1973 | #45 | 5,986 | #1,928 | 22 |
| 1972 | #39 | 7,176 | #1,603 | 29 |
| 1971 | #34 | 8,563 | #1,309 | 41 |
| 1970 | #34 | 9,612 | #1,374 | 37 |
| 1969 | #32 | 10,357 | #1,302 | 37 |
| 1968 | #30 | 10,912 | #1,233 | 38 |
| 1967 | #28 | 12,272 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1966 | #29 | 13,024 | #1,100 | 45 |
| 1965 | #24 | 14,578 | #1,144 | 43 |
| 1964 | #21 | 16,420 | #1,263 | 38 |
| 1963 | #18 | 17,965 | #1,052 | 52 |
| 1962 | #18 | 18,517 | #1,137 | 46 |
| 1961 | #18 | 18,909 | #1,250 | 40 |
| 1960 | #19 | 18,839 | #1,252 | 39 |
| 1959 | #24 | 17,400 | #1,247 | 39 |
| 1958 | #26 | 15,602 | #1,305 | 35 |
| 1957 | #24 | 15,687 | #1,364 | 33 |
| 1956 | #24 | 14,464 | #1,317 | 34 |
| 1955 | #26 | 13,126 | #1,538 | 25 |
| 1954 | #34 | 10,841 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #42 | 8,932 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #52 | 7,294 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #63 | 6,213 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #81 | 4,724 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #82 | 4,328 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #82 | 4,217 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #121 | 2,809 | — | |
| 1946 | #148 | 1,834 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #171 | 1,339 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #180 | 1,204 | — | |
| 1943 | #186 | 1,194 | — | |
| 1942 | #202 | 1,002 | — | |
| 1941 | #241 | 716 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #244 | 686 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #245 | 649 | — | |
| 1938 | #236 | 695 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #242 | 661 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #239 | 675 | — | |
| 1935 | #234 | 715 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #238 | 706 | — | |
| 1933 | #223 | 753 | — | |
| 1932 | #211 | 855 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #191 | 947 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #194 | 992 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #192 | 1,021 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #172 | 1,212 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #174 | 1,211 | — | |
| 1926 | #180 | 1,159 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #206 | 955 | — | |
| 1924 | #233 | 786 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #243 | 724 | — | |
| 1922 | #244 | 701 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #245 | 738 | — | |
| 1920 | #243 | 720 | — | |
| 1919 | #239 | 706 | — | |
| 1918 | #247 | 674 | — | |
| 1917 | #241 | 673 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #242 | 662 | — | |
| 1915 | #229 | 686 | — | |
| 1914 | #235 | 524 | — | |
| 1913 | #236 | 424 | — | |
| 1912 | #242 | 344 | — | |
| 1911 | #233 | 281 | — | |
| 1910 | #257 | 220 | — | |
| 1909 | #241 | 215 | — | |
| 1908 | #225 | 233 | — | |
| 1907 | #247 | 191 | — | |
| 1906 | #222 | 198 | — | |
| 1905 | #238 | 178 | — | |
| 1904 | #230 | 179 | — | |
| 1903 | #228 | 174 | — | |
| 1902 | #252 | 153 | — | |
| 1901 | #224 | 164 | — | |
| 1900 | #219 | 204 | — | |
| 1899 | #215 | 162 | — | |
| 1898 | #199 | 217 | — | |
| 1897 | #215 | 159 | — | |
| 1896 | #192 | 209 | — | |
| 1895 | #207 | 167 | — | |
| 1894 | #213 | 157 | — | |
| 1893 | #229 | 132 | — | |
| 1892 | #214 | 143 | — | |
| 1891 | #204 | 131 | — | |
| 1890 | #232 | 110 | — | |
| 1889 | #217 | 113 | — | |
| 1888 | #219 | 111 | — | |
| 1887 | #196 | 107 | — | |
| 1886 | #217 | 84 | — | |
| 1885 | #249 | 66 | — | |
| 1884 | #213 | 78 | — | |
| 1883 | #225 | 64 | — | |
| 1882 | #244 | 50 | — | |
| 1881 | #231 | 46 | — | |
| 1880 | #215 | 50 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Teresa was already there! It came in at #215, and was given to 50 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 65 girls a year got the name.
Where Teresa is popular in 1958
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Tennessee#4 · 1 in 48
- North Carolina#5 · 1 in 51
- Kentucky#10 · 1 in 54
- Oregon#10 · 1 in 70
- Idaho#11 · 1 in 74
Best ever in a state: #2 in Tennessee, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #4 | 762 | 1 in 48 |
| North Carolina | #5 | 962 | 1 in 51 |
| Kentucky | #10 | 613 | 1 in 54 |
| Oregon | #10 | 218 | 1 in 70 |
| Idaho | #11 | 85 | 1 in 74 |
| West Virginia | #12 | 286 | 1 in 68 |
| Oklahoma | #14 | 298 | 1 in 72 |
| Georgia | #15 | 591 | 1 in 76 |
| Kansas | #15 | 257 | 1 in 82 |
| South Carolina | #15 | 346 | 1 in 78 |
| Virginia | #15 | 572 | 1 in 71 |
| Washington | #15 | 360 | 1 in 79 |
| Alabama | #16 | 481 | 1 in 75 |
| Indiana | #16 | 646 | 1 in 78 |
| Iowa | #17 | 319 | 1 in 86 |
| Arkansas | #18 | 205 | 1 in 87 |
| Florida | #19 | 458 | 1 in 104 |
| Wyoming | #21 | 33 | 1 in 83 |
| Texas | #23 | 898 | 1 in 125 |
| Missouri | #25 | 425 | 1 in 105 |
| Ohio | #25 | 1,000 | 1 in 107 |
| New Mexico | #26 | 91 | 1 in 126 |
| Arizona | #28 | 107 | 1 in 131 |
| California | #28 | 1,291 | 1 in 126 |
| District of Columbia | #28 | 111 | 1 in 122 |
| Nebraska | #28 | 116 | 1 in 120 |
| Delaware | #29 | 40 | 1 in 115 |
| Maryland | #29 | 239 | 1 in 126 |
| Colorado | #30 | 140 | 1 in 133 |
| Nevada | #30 | 19 | 1 in 115 |
| Utah | #30 | 82 | 1 in 126 |
| South Dakota | #31 | 55 | 1 in 128 |
| Alaska | #33 | 21 | 1 in 119 |
| Mississippi | #34 | 158 | 1 in 160 |
| Illinois | #38 | 614 | 1 in 173 |
| Minnesota | #39 | 243 | 1 in 155 |
| Montana | #39 | 45 | 1 in 146 |
| Maine | #44 | 56 | 1 in 172 |
| Michigan | #46 | 490 | 1 in 188 |
| Hawaii | #52 | 27 | 1 in 219 |
| Pennsylvania | #56 | 463 | 1 in 250 |
| Wisconsin | #56 | 188 | 1 in 231 |
| North Dakota | #64 | 28 | 1 in 237 |
| Massachusetts | #69 | 185 | 1 in 290 |
| New York | #69 | 587 | 1 in 289 |
| New Jersey | #77 | 177 | 1 in 325 |
| Connecticut | #86 | 66 | 1 in 368 |
| Rhode Island | #88 | 22 | 1 in 366 |
| New Hampshire | #89 | 15 | 1 in 357 |
| Louisiana | #92 | 103 | 1 in 382 |
| Vermont | #122 | 8 | 1 in 449 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Teresa
- 48 spots since 2024 (#860 → #908)
- 163 spots since 2020 (#745 → #908)
- 244 spots since 2015 (#664 → #908)
- Biggest jump: 159 spots in 2011 (#692 → #533)
- Biggest drop: 80 spots in 2006 (#453 → #533)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1961 at #18 (18,909 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1948–1981
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 106 girls born in 1962 were named Teresa (0.94%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,523 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #18 in 1961, was only 1 in 107 (0.94%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 36.5% of all girls named Teresa (151,793) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 769 | #196 (1887) | #223 |
| 1890s | 1,587 | #192 (1896) | #212 |
| 1900s | 1,889 | #219 (1900) | #233 |
| 1910s | 5,194 | #229 (1915) | #240 |
| 1920s | 9,227 | #172 (1928) | #213 |
| 1930s | 7,648 | #191 (1931) | #225 |
| 1940s | 19,329 | #82 (1949) | #166 |
| 1950s | 114,283 | #24 (1959) | #40 |
| 1960s | 151,793 | #18 (1961) | #24 |
| 1970s | 56,037 | #34 (1970) | #59 |
| 1980s | 23,411 | #94 (1980) | #129 |
| 1990s | 11,952 | #179 (1990) | #250 |
| 2000s | 6,755 | #343 (2000) | #467 |
| 2010s | 4,215 | #533 (2011) | #683 |
| 2020s | 1,955 | #745 (2020) | #840 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Teresa in 1958
Top girls' names in 1958
Top boys' names in 1958
More about 1958
girls
2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 129 of them was named Teresa, which outranked 99.6% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 60,640 of them was named Teresa, which outranked 71.0% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,277Terance36
- #1,277Tyree36
- #1,277Weston36
- #1,305Teresa35
- #1,305Burnell35
- #1,305Clarance35
- #1,305Clem35
- #1,321Burke34
- #1,321Cardell34
- #1,321Early34
Tied with 15 names at #1,305; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.