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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#179 · 1 in 825
- Oregon#217 · 1 in 949
- Texas#225 · 1 in 1,147
- New Jersey#229 · 1 in 1,228
- Indiana#234 · 1 in 1,215
Best ever in a state: #2 in Tennessee, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #179 | 270 | 1 in 825 |
| Oregon | #217 | 17 | 1 in 949 |
| Texas | #225 | 122 | 1 in 1,147 |
| New Jersey | #229 | 34 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Indiana | #234 | 27 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Idaho | #237 | 6 | 1 in 926 |
| Minnesota | #251 | 19 | 1 in 1,314 |
| New York | #251 | 74 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Virginia | #253 | 25 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Arizona | #256 | 24 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Wisconsin | #257 | 18 | 1 in 1,391 |
| New Mexico | #259 | 8 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Washington | #267 | 23 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Georgia | #271 | 30 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Oklahoma | #276 | 13 | 1 in 1,294 |
| Colorado | #280 | 16 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Nebraska | #282 | 6 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Pennsylvania | #285 | 35 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Illinois | #297 | 42 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Michigan | #297 | 30 | 1 in 1,732 |
| Ohio | #300 | 34 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Kansas | #303 | 8 | 1 in 1,555 |
| Florida | #322 | 39 | 1 in 1,881 |
| Massachusetts | #323 | 16 | 1 in 1,988 |
| Missouri | #329 | 15 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Iowa | #344 | 7 | 1 in 1,960 |
| Kentucky | #353 | 9 | 1 in 2,196 |
| Maryland | #354 | 12 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Alabama | #358 | 10 | 1 in 2,074 |
| Tennessee | #373 | 13 | 1 in 2,262 |
| Nevada | #381 | 5 | 1 in 1,709 |
| Utah | #382 | 8 | 1 in 1,948 |
| Arkansas | #412 | 5 | 1 in 2,295 |
| Connecticut | #412 | 6 | 1 in 2,572 |
| Louisiana | #463 | 8 | 1 in 2,705 |
| North Carolina | #579 | 10 | 1 in 4,006 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
81 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1961 at #18 (18,909 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1948–1981
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 106
- 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
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 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 1997
girls
#270
1,077 births · 1 in 1,616 girls
Top girls' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,616 of them was named Teresa, which outranked 98.3% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Teresa
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.