Theresa
#1,548 for girls in 2025, 136 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1956 · 10,841 births
- Debut · girls
- 153 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 69 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 404,613since 1880
Theresa 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 | #1,548 | 136 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,492 | 146 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,681 | 123 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,478 | 148 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,432 | 150 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,398 | 156 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,259 | 184 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,101 | 224 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,131 | 219 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,188 | 210 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,193 | 210 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,121 | 226 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,210 | 198 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,075 | 232 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,150 | 213 | — | |
| 2010 | #919 | 282 | — | |
| 2009 | #942 | 283 | — | |
| 2008 | #830 | 342 | — | |
| 2007 | #767 | 379 | — | |
| 2006 | #717 | 394 | — | |
| 2005 | #636 | 440 | — | |
| 2004 | #671 | 410 | — | |
| 2003 | #562 | 494 | — | |
| 2002 | #516 | 532 | — | |
| 2001 | #461 | 602 | — | |
| 2000 | #418 | 679 | — | |
| 1999 | #400 | 701 | — | |
| 1998 | #365 | 787 | — | |
| 1997 | #335 | 853 | — | |
| 1996 | #318 | 883 | — | |
| 1995 | #292 | 948 | — | |
| 1994 | #263 | 1,063 | — | |
| 1993 | #242 | 1,159 | — | |
| 1992 | #226 | 1,238 | — | |
| 1991 | #205 | 1,460 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #196 | 1,499 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #180 | 1,546 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #171 | 1,658 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #159 | 1,739 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #144 | 1,979 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #136 | 2,123 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1984 | #121 | 2,307 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #121 | 2,416 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #109 | 2,753 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #99 | 2,943 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #104 | 2,925 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #100 | 2,995 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #101 | 2,922 | #2,473 | 18 |
| 1977 | #98 | 2,914 | #2,910 | 14 |
| 1976 | #89 | 3,173 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #78 | 3,611 | #2,205 | 20 |
| 1974 | #79 | 3,857 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #69 | 4,178 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #68 | 4,569 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1971 | #61 | 5,446 | #1,705 | 27 |
| 1970 | #53 | 6,411 | #1,658 | 27 |
| 1969 | #49 | 6,858 | #1,642 | 25 |
| 1968 | #47 | 7,307 | #1,836 | 19 |
| 1967 | #43 | 8,105 | #1,364 | 31 |
| 1966 | #46 | 8,699 | #1,401 | 30 |
| 1965 | #45 | 9,685 | #1,669 | 22 |
| 1964 | #38 | 10,557 | #1,545 | 26 |
| 1963 | #38 | 11,039 | #1,215 | 41 |
| 1962 | #40 | 11,061 | #1,367 | 33 |
| 1961 | #35 | 11,960 | #1,439 | 31 |
| 1960 | #35 | 11,847 | #1,320 | 36 |
| 1959 | #34 | 11,656 | #1,439 | 30 |
| 1958 | #33 | 11,452 | #1,534 | 26 |
| 1957 | #36 | 11,188 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | #32 | 10,841 | #1,676 | 22 |
| 1955 | #38 | 9,620 | #1,725 | 20 |
| 1954 | #47 | 8,509 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #50 | 7,715 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #60 | 6,809 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #64 | 6,190 | #2,246 | 12 |
| 1950 | #65 | 5,628 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #63 | 5,603 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #62 | 5,556 | #2,218 | 12 |
| 1947 | #85 | 4,390 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #95 | 3,684 | #1,813 | 16 |
| 1945 | #96 | 2,895 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #96 | 2,817 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #99 | 2,929 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #98 | 2,799 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #95 | 2,675 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #102 | 2,441 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #94 | 2,611 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #92 | 2,763 | #1,689 | 17 |
| 1937 | #95 | 2,702 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1936 | #88 | 2,758 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #86 | 2,863 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #77 | 3,192 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1933 | #70 | 3,266 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1932 | #60 | 3,813 | #1,465 | 23 |
| 1931 | #59 | 4,034 | #1,538 | 21 |
| 1930 | #50 | 4,783 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #49 | 5,068 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #49 | 5,330 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1927 | #52 | 5,129 | #1,603 | 23 |
| 1926 | #64 | 4,407 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #80 | 3,515 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #96 | 3,021 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #105 | 2,614 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1922 | #109 | 2,543 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #107 | 2,613 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #108 | 2,426 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #102 | 2,380 | — | |
| 1918 | #101 | 2,511 | — | |
| 1917 | #97 | 2,490 | — | |
| 1916 | #98 | 2,348 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #93 | 2,309 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #93 | 1,794 | — | |
| 1913 | #97 | 1,403 | — | |
| 1912 | #96 | 1,268 | — | |
| 1911 | #100 | 919 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #96 | 926 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #106 | 724 | — | |
| 1908 | #94 | 795 | — | |
| 1907 | #99 | 734 | — | |
| 1906 | #99 | 669 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #107 | 598 | — | |
| 1904 | #108 | 561 | — | |
| 1903 | #102 | 553 | — | |
| 1902 | #109 | 549 | — | |
| 1901 | #94 | 554 | — | |
| 1900 | #102 | 659 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #101 | 532 | — | |
| 1898 | #107 | 540 | — | |
| 1897 | #100 | 533 | — | |
| 1896 | #108 | 469 | — | |
| 1895 | #103 | 515 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #100 | 484 | — | |
| 1893 | #101 | 469 | — | |
| 1892 | #107 | 417 | — | |
| 1891 | #106 | 370 | — | |
| 1890 | #101 | 401 | — | |
| 1889 | #106 | 359 | — | |
| 1888 | #101 | 377 | — | |
| 1887 | #108 | 284 | — | |
| 1886 | #111 | 276 | — | |
| 1885 | #114 | 232 | — | |
| 1884 | #111 | 240 | — | |
| 1883 | #104 | 241 | — | |
| 1882 | #121 | 170 | — | |
| 1881 | #108 | 173 | — | |
| 1880 | #112 | 153 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Theresa was already there! It came in at #112, and was given to 153 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2019–2025, when fewer than 190 girls a year got the name.
Where Theresa is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#43 · 1 in 161
- New Mexico#52 · 1 in 224
- Nevada#57 · 1 in 218
- Wisconsin#63 · 1 in 299
- Maryland#63 · 1 in 303
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Hampshire, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #43 | 15 | 1 in 161 |
| New Mexico | #52 | 36 | 1 in 224 |
| Nevada | #57 | 14 | 1 in 218 |
| Maryland | #63 | 61 | 1 in 303 |
| Wisconsin | #63 | 97 | 1 in 299 |
| Arizona | #65 | 51 | 1 in 313 |
| New York | #65 | 313 | 1 in 325 |
| Hawaii | #70 | 16 | 1 in 292 |
| Minnesota | #70 | 82 | 1 in 316 |
| New Jersey | #70 | 116 | 1 in 316 |
| South Dakota | #70 | 16 | 1 in 269 |
| Michigan | #71 | 161 | 1 in 355 |
| Pennsylvania | #75 | 188 | 1 in 353 |
| Nebraska | #80 | 29 | 1 in 347 |
| Illinois | #83 | 182 | 1 in 397 |
| Missouri | #84 | 72 | 1 in 430 |
| Connecticut | #85 | 40 | 1 in 356 |
| Montana | #90 | 12 | 1 in 361 |
| New Hampshire | #90 | 12 | 1 in 378 |
| District of Columbia | #92 | 19 | 1 in 318 |
| Louisiana | #96 | 64 | 1 in 437 |
| North Dakota | #96 | 11 | 1 in 405 |
| Ohio | #97 | 150 | 1 in 468 |
| California | #104 | 294 | 1 in 509 |
| Florida | #104 | 87 | 1 in 497 |
| Iowa | #105 | 38 | 1 in 498 |
| Oregon | #107 | 30 | 1 in 491 |
| Wyoming | #107 | 6 | 1 in 396 |
| Delaware | #108 | 7 | 1 in 398 |
| Massachusetts | #109 | 60 | 1 in 490 |
| Colorado | #114 | 34 | 1 in 502 |
| Virginia | #116 | 54 | 1 in 522 |
| Washington | #119 | 41 | 1 in 555 |
| Maine | #125 | 11 | 1 in 537 |
| Indiana | #128 | 56 | 1 in 629 |
| South Carolina | #143 | 29 | 1 in 605 |
| Texas | #146 | 146 | 1 in 688 |
| Utah | #148 | 21 | 1 in 700 |
| Arkansas | #149 | 19 | 1 in 684 |
| Kansas | #163 | 18 | 1 in 751 |
| Kentucky | #163 | 31 | 1 in 793 |
| Mississippi | #168 | 22 | 1 in 719 |
| Georgia | #175 | 39 | 1 in 842 |
| Idaho | #207 | 7 | 1 in 896 |
| Alabama | #208 | 23 | 1 in 1,000 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 33 | 1 in 1,002 |
| West Virginia | #222 | 11 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Oklahoma | #236 | 13 | 1 in 1,301 |
| Tennessee | #243 | 22 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 Theresa
- 56 spots since 2024 (#1,492 → #1,548)
- 150 spots since 2020 (#1,398 → #1,548)
- 355 spots since 2015 (#1,193 → #1,548)
- Biggest jump: 35 spots in 2005 (#671 → #636)
- Biggest drop: 231 spots in 2011 (#919 → #1,150)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1956 at #32 (10,841 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 69 yrs · run 1941–1977
- Top 1,000: 131 yrs · run 1880–2010
- Highest: 1 in 169 girls born in 1961 were named Theresa (0.59%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,818 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #32 in 1956, was only 1 in 185 (0.54%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.0% of all girls named Theresa (97,118) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,505 | #101 (1888) | #110 |
| 1890s | 4,730 | #100 (1897) | #103 |
| 1900s | 6,396 | #94 (1908) | #102 |
| 1910s | 18,348 | #93 (1915) | #97 |
| 1920s | 36,666 | #49 (1928) | #82 |
| 1930s | 32,785 | #50 (1930) | #77 |
| 1940s | 35,789 | #62 (1948) | #89 |
| 1950s | 89,608 | #32 (1956) | #46 |
| 1960s | 97,118 | #35 (1961) | #42 |
| 1970s | 40,076 | #53 (1970) | #80 |
| 1980s | 22,389 | #99 (1981) | #134 |
| 1990s | 10,591 | #196 (1990) | #284 |
| 2000s | 4,555 | #418 (2000) | #652 |
| 2010s | 2,198 | #919 (2010) | #1,135 |
| 2020s | 859 | #1,398 (2020) | #1,505 |
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.
Theresa 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 526 of them was named Theresa, which outranked 99.1% 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 117,373 of them was named Theresa, which outranked 57.6% 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).
- #2,791Willaim15
- #2,791Willam15
- #2,791Yohance15
- #2,910Theresa14
- #2,910Akash14
- #2,910Akeem14
- #2,910Alika14
- #3,037Adrion13
- #3,037Agustine13
- #3,037Akim13
Tied with 126 names at #2,910; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.