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

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Peak · girls
1927 · 841 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
35,590
since 1880

Therese over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Therese has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #220, 1927girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,29879—
2024#2,17887—
2023#2,49471—
2022#2,57968—
2021#3,06953—
2020#2,96654—
2019#3,45145—
2018#2,55768—
2017#2,71363—
2016#2,36679—
2015#2,77363—
2014#2,46973—
2013#3,26749—
2012#3,21351—
2011#3,40747—
2010#2,58970—
2009#2,48576—
2008#2,41979—
2007#2,59771—
2006#2,51273—
2005#2,05791—
2004#2,22979—
2003#2,34671—
2002#1,85396—
2001#1,573118—
2000#1,85592—
1999#1,621103—
1998#1,67595—
1997#1,61698—
1996#1,86478—
1995#1,466109—
1994#1,476107—
1993#1,426113—
1992#1,370121—
1991#1,420113—
1990#1,364116—
1989#1,199135—
1988#1,345106—
1987#1,123133—
1986#1,203116—
1985#1,002152—
1984#950153—
1983#950155—
1982#919164—
1981#920163—
1980#959154—
1979#892168—
1978#976142—
1977#915154—
1976#798175—
1975#795174—
1974#751188—
1973#655227—
1972#784174—
1971#665237—
1970#582304—
1969#536337—
1968#475408—
1967#452442—
1966#385557—
1965#337721—
1964#320853—
1963#298970—
1962#2851,019—
1961#2811,080—
1960#2581,197—
1959#2521,211—
1958#2591,139—
1957#2541,131—
1956#2571,069—
1955#2521,078—
1954#284889—
1953#288828—
1952#280826—
1951#321607—
1950#325555—
1949#353494—
1948#355476—
1947#398410—
1946#407354—
1945#434273—
1944#457246—
1943#484233—
1942#467249—
1941#479213—
1940#454217—
1939#458212—
1938#434238—
1937#429229—
1936#394260—
1935#369295—
1934#403262—
1933#361306—
1932#321398—
1931#299451#3,7635
1930#260576—
1929#240664—
1928#226776—
1927#220841—
1926#227781—
1925#291533—
1924#405289—
1923#483204—
1922#596145—
1921#602145—
1920#650123—
1919#636119—
1918#622129—
1917#646111—
1916#626117—
1915#610115—
1914#562100—
1913#60074—
1912#69752—
1911#71437—
1910#63045—
1909#70632—
1908#70930—
1907#58839—
1906#66130—
1905#66428—
1904#54537—
1903#59630—
1902#73422—
1901#1,2278—
1900#70526—
1899#66422—
1898#69722—
1897#59426—
1896#81316—
1895#51333—
1894#71917—
1893#64420—
1892#86112—
1891#54123—
1890#75813—
1889#80211—
1888#69014—
1887#7889—
1886#57215—
1885#60813—
1884#61412—
1883#9205—
1882#8136—
1881#7406—
1880#51811—
First appearance
1880

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 1946

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedAKMaine: #221 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #116 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 572 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #234 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,280 girlsMNIllinois: #208 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,663 girlsILWisconsin: #237 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,523 girlsWIMichigan: #262 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,700 girlsMINew York: #301 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,082 girlsNYMassachusetts: #153 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsMARhode Island: #115 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 586 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedIAIndiana: #403 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,382 girlsINOhio: #315 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,494 girlsOHPennsylvania: #392 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,838 girlsPANew Jersey: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,919 girlsNJConnecticut: #303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,522 girlsCTCalifornia: #428 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,317 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNEMissouri: #356 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,075 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #526 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,056 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedHITexas: #848 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,866 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#115 · 1 in 586
  2. New Hampshire#116 · 1 in 572
  3. Massachusetts#153 · 1 in 1,141
  4. Illinois#208 · 1 in 1,663
  5. Maine#221 · 1 in 1,679

Best ever in a state: #19 in New Hampshire, 1927.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#115121 in 586
New Hampshire#11681 in 572
Massachusetts#153391 in 1,141
Illinois#208471 in 1,663
Maine#22151 in 1,679
Minnesota#234131 in 2,280
Wisconsin#237131 in 2,523
Michigan#262231 in 2,700
New York#301431 in 3,082
Connecticut#30351 in 3,522
Ohio#315221 in 3,494
Missouri#35691 in 4,075
Pennsylvania#392171 in 5,838
New Jersey#40071 in 5,919
Indiana#40371 in 5,382
California#428231 in 4,317
Louisiana#52651 in 6,056
Texas#84871 in 11,866
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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
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1927 at #220 (841 births)
  • Births halved by 1932, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 104 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1902–1984
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,418
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 26.2% of all girls named Therese (9,333) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s102#518 (1880)#707
1890s204#513 (1895)#680
1900s282#545 (1904)#714
1910s899#562 (1914)#634
1920s4,501#220 (1927)#394
1930s3,227#260 (1930)#373
1940s3,165#353 (1949)#429
1950s9,333#252 (1959)#277
1960s7,584#258 (1960)#363
1970s1,943#582 (1970)#781
1980s1,431#919 (1982)#1,057
1990s1,053#1,364 (1990)#1,530
2000s846#1,573 (2001)#2,193
2010s608#2,366 (2016)#2,881
2020s412#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 1946

girls
#407
354 births · 1 in 4,439 girls

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #407Therese354
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 4,439 of them was named Therese, which outranked 92.8% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Therese
  1. #404Margarita357
  2. #405Cathleen356
  3. #405Lorene356
  4. #407Therese354
  5. #408Beulah353
  6. #408Blanche353
  7. #408Isabel353
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,830Jacalyn#2,742 → #912
  2. ↑ 914Kimberly#1,621 → #707
  3. ↑ 615Suzette#1,032 → #417
  4. ↑ 538Randi#1,356 → #818
  5. ↑ 528Dayle#1,356 → #828
Fallers
  1. ↓ 335Oma#941 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 324Iola#824 → #1,148
  3. ↓ 324Artie#994 → #1,318
  4. ↓ 303Eartha#954 → #1,257
  5. ↓ 301Willia#830 → #1,131

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1946 →