Therese
#2,298 for girls in 2025, 79 births · Last seen for boys in 1931 at #3,763
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1927 · 841 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 35,590since 1880
Therese over time
Rank among girls' names. Therese has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | #2,298 | 79 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,178 | 87 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,494 | 71 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,579 | 68 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,069 | 53 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,966 | 54 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,451 | 45 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,557 | 68 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,713 | 63 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,366 | 79 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,773 | 63 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,469 | 73 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,267 | 49 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,213 | 51 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,407 | 47 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,589 | 70 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,485 | 76 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,419 | 79 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,597 | 71 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,512 | 73 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,057 | 91 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,229 | 79 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,346 | 71 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,853 | 96 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,573 | 118 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,855 | 92 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,621 | 103 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,675 | 95 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,616 | 98 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,864 | 78 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,466 | 109 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,476 | 107 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,426 | 113 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,370 | 121 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,420 | 113 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,364 | 116 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,199 | 135 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,345 | 106 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,123 | 133 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,203 | 116 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,002 | 152 | — | |
| 1984 | #950 | 153 | — | |
| 1983 | #950 | 155 | — | |
| 1982 | #919 | 164 | — | |
| 1981 | #920 | 163 | — | |
| 1980 | #959 | 154 | — | |
| 1979 | #892 | 168 | — | |
| 1978 | #976 | 142 | — | |
| 1977 | #915 | 154 | — | |
| 1976 | #798 | 175 | — | |
| 1975 | #795 | 174 | — | |
| 1974 | #751 | 188 | — | |
| 1973 | #655 | 227 | — | |
| 1972 | #784 | 174 | — | |
| 1971 | #665 | 237 | — | |
| 1970 | #582 | 304 | — | |
| 1969 | #536 | 337 | — | |
| 1968 | #475 | 408 | — | |
| 1967 | #452 | 442 | — | |
| 1966 | #385 | 557 | — | |
| 1965 | #337 | 721 | — | |
| 1964 | #320 | 853 | — | |
| 1963 | #298 | 970 | — | |
| 1962 | #285 | 1,019 | — | |
| 1961 | #281 | 1,080 | — | |
| 1960 | #258 | 1,197 | — | |
| 1959 | #252 | 1,211 | — | |
| 1958 | #259 | 1,139 | — | |
| 1957 | #254 | 1,131 | — | |
| 1956 | #257 | 1,069 | — | |
| 1955 | #252 | 1,078 | — | |
| 1954 | #284 | 889 | — | |
| 1953 | #288 | 828 | — | |
| 1952 | #280 | 826 | — | |
| 1951 | #321 | 607 | — | |
| 1950 | #325 | 555 | — | |
| 1949 | #353 | 494 | — | |
| 1948 | #355 | 476 | — | |
| 1947 | #398 | 410 | — | |
| 1946 | #407 | 354 | — | |
| 1945 | #434 | 273 | — | |
| 1944 | #457 | 246 | — | |
| 1943 | #484 | 233 | — | |
| 1942 | #467 | 249 | — | |
| 1941 | #479 | 213 | — | |
| 1940 | #454 | 217 | — | |
| 1939 | #458 | 212 | — | |
| 1938 | #434 | 238 | — | |
| 1937 | #429 | 229 | — | |
| 1936 | #394 | 260 | — | |
| 1935 | #369 | 295 | — | |
| 1934 | #403 | 262 | — | |
| 1933 | #361 | 306 | — | |
| 1932 | #321 | 398 | — | |
| 1931 | #299 | 451 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #260 | 576 | — | |
| 1929 | #240 | 664 | — | |
| 1928 | #226 | 776 | — | |
| 1927 | #220 | 841 | — | |
| 1926 | #227 | 781 | — | |
| 1925 | #291 | 533 | — | |
| 1924 | #405 | 289 | — | |
| 1923 | #483 | 204 | — | |
| 1922 | #596 | 145 | — | |
| 1921 | #602 | 145 | — | |
| 1920 | #650 | 123 | — | |
| 1919 | #636 | 119 | — | |
| 1918 | #622 | 129 | — | |
| 1917 | #646 | 111 | — | |
| 1916 | #626 | 117 | — | |
| 1915 | #610 | 115 | — | |
| 1914 | #562 | 100 | — | |
| 1913 | #600 | 74 | — | |
| 1912 | #697 | 52 | — | |
| 1911 | #714 | 37 | — | |
| 1910 | #630 | 45 | — | |
| 1909 | #706 | 32 | — | |
| 1908 | #709 | 30 | — | |
| 1907 | #588 | 39 | — | |
| 1906 | #661 | 30 | — | |
| 1905 | #664 | 28 | — | |
| 1904 | #545 | 37 | — | |
| 1903 | #596 | 30 | — | |
| 1902 | #734 | 22 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #705 | 26 | — | |
| 1899 | #664 | 22 | — | |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 | — | |
| 1897 | #594 | 26 | — | |
| 1896 | #813 | 16 | — | |
| 1895 | #513 | 33 | — | |
| 1894 | #719 | 17 | — | |
| 1893 | #644 | 20 | — | |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | — | |
| 1891 | #541 | 23 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | — | |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #608 | 13 | — | |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Therese was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Therese is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#110 · 1 in 475
- Rhode Island#114 · 1 in 503
- Massachusetts#135 · 1 in 980
- Wisconsin#187 · 1 in 1,728
- Illinois#240 · 1 in 2,250
Best ever in a state: #19 in New Hampshire, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #110 | 7 | 1 in 475 |
| Rhode Island | #114 | 9 | 1 in 503 |
| Massachusetts | #135 | 30 | 1 in 980 |
| Wisconsin | #187 | 14 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Illinois | #240 | 25 | 1 in 2,250 |
| Minnesota | #268 | 9 | 1 in 2,522 |
| Iowa | #296 | 6 | 1 in 3,287 |
| New Jersey | #304 | 7 | 1 in 3,691 |
| Ohio | #324 | 14 | 1 in 3,764 |
| New York | #339 | 24 | 1 in 3,738 |
| Pennsylvania | #425 | 11 | 1 in 6,818 |
| Michigan | #452 | 6 | 1 in 7,288 |
| California | #614 | 6 | 1 in 8,321 |
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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 Therese
- 120 spots since 2024 (#2,178 → #2,298)
- 668 spots since 2020 (#2,966 → #2,298)
- 475 spots since 2015 (#2,773 → #2,298)
- Biggest jump: 493 spots in 1902 (#1,227 → #734)
- Biggest drop: 522 spots in 1901 (#705 → #1,227)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1927 at #220 (841 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1902–1984
- Highest: 1 in 1,418 girls born in 1927 were named Therese (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,345 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 26.2% of all girls named Therese (9,333) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 | #518 (1880) | #707 |
| 1890s | 204 | #513 (1895) | #680 |
| 1900s | 282 | #545 (1904) | #714 |
| 1910s | 899 | #562 (1914) | #634 |
| 1920s | 4,501 | #220 (1927) | #394 |
| 1930s | 3,227 | #260 (1930) | #373 |
| 1940s | 3,165 | #353 (1949) | #429 |
| 1950s | 9,333 | #252 (1959) | #277 |
| 1960s | 7,584 | #258 (1960) | #363 |
| 1970s | 1,943 | #582 (1970) | #781 |
| 1980s | 1,431 | #919 (1982) | #1,057 |
| 1990s | 1,053 | #1,364 (1990) | #1,530 |
| 2000s | 846 | #1,573 (2001) | #2,193 |
| 2010s | 608 | #2,366 (2016) | #2,881 |
| 2020s | 412 | #2,178 (2024) | #2,597 |
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.
Therese in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 5,270 of them was named Therese, which outranked 91.0% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).