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 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#42 · 1 in 147
- Nevada#42 · 1 in 170
- Arizona#49 · 1 in 257
- Tennessee#51 · 1 in 244
- Kansas#52 · 1 in 241
Best ever in a state: #2 in Tennessee, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #42 | 19 | 1 in 147 |
| Nevada | #42 | 18 | 1 in 170 |
| Arizona | #49 | 62 | 1 in 257 |
| Tennessee | #51 | 115 | 1 in 244 |
| Kansas | #52 | 56 | 1 in 241 |
| Arkansas | #56 | 53 | 1 in 245 |
| Idaho | #56 | 28 | 1 in 224 |
| Oklahoma | #56 | 64 | 1 in 264 |
| South Carolina | #56 | 72 | 1 in 244 |
| South Dakota | #57 | 19 | 1 in 226 |
| Virginia | #57 | 109 | 1 in 259 |
| Alaska | #58 | 12 | 1 in 202 |
| West Virginia | #60 | 44 | 1 in 280 |
| Iowa | #61 | 69 | 1 in 274 |
| Washington | #61 | 80 | 1 in 285 |
| Mississippi | #62 | 61 | 1 in 259 |
| California | #64 | 413 | 1 in 362 |
| Kentucky | #64 | 84 | 1 in 293 |
| Alabama | #65 | 79 | 1 in 291 |
| North Carolina | #66 | 115 | 1 in 288 |
| Georgia | #67 | 112 | 1 in 293 |
| Texas | #67 | 296 | 1 in 339 |
| Utah | #67 | 51 | 1 in 288 |
| Indiana | #69 | 108 | 1 in 326 |
| Oregon | #69 | 48 | 1 in 307 |
| New Mexico | #70 | 27 | 1 in 298 |
| Missouri | #72 | 91 | 1 in 340 |
| Montana | #78 | 14 | 1 in 310 |
| Ohio | #81 | 190 | 1 in 369 |
| Florida | #82 | 113 | 1 in 382 |
| Maryland | #85 | 48 | 1 in 385 |
| Michigan | #88 | 132 | 1 in 433 |
| Minnesota | #90 | 62 | 1 in 417 |
| Wisconsin | #91 | 65 | 1 in 446 |
| Nebraska | #96 | 24 | 1 in 419 |
| North Dakota | #96 | 11 | 1 in 405 |
| Illinois | #107 | 147 | 1 in 492 |
| Pennsylvania | #109 | 130 | 1 in 511 |
| New Jersey | #113 | 72 | 1 in 510 |
| Colorado | #117 | 32 | 1 in 533 |
| Vermont | #119 | 5 | 1 in 466 |
| New York | #123 | 173 | 1 in 589 |
| Maine | #125 | 11 | 1 in 537 |
| Louisiana | #148 | 42 | 1 in 666 |
| District of Columbia | #155 | 10 | 1 in 605 |
| New Hampshire | #162 | 6 | 1 in 756 |
| Massachusetts | #168 | 32 | 1 in 919 |
| Hawaii | #175 | 8 | 1 in 583 |
| Connecticut | #192 | 14 | 1 in 1,018 |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 420 of them was named Teresa, which outranked 99.3% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 96,660 of them was named Teresa, which outranked 62.7% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,458Webster18
- #2,458Wilburn18
- #2,458Young18
- #2,556Teresa17
- #2,556Ace17
- #2,556Adolphus17
- #2,556Aidan17
- #2,665Addison16
- #2,665Agapito16
- #2,665Aharon16
Tied with 108 names at #2,556; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.