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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #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 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedAKMaine: #136 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 702 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #105 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 497 girlsNHWashington: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,024 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #161 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsMNIllinois: #172 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsILWisconsin: #133 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 879 girlsWIMichigan: #265 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,618 girlsMINew York: #392 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 4,578 girlsNYMassachusetts: #192 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsMARhode Island: #178 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,455 girlsRIOregon: #227 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsORNevada: 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: #319 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,898 girlsIAIndiana: #268 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,625 girlsINOhio: #245 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,115 girlsOHPennsylvania: #299 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,313 girlsPANew Jersey: #238 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,234 girlsNJConnecticut: #274 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,877 girlsCTCalifornia: #389 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,652 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedUTColorado: #215 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNEMissouri: #520 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,749 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: #375 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,491 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedDEArizona: #269 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsAZNew 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: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedLAMississippi: 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: #958 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,788 girlsTXFlorida: #486 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,387 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#105 · 1 in 497
  2. Wisconsin#133 · 1 in 879
  3. Maine#136 · 1 in 702
  4. Minnesota#161 · 1 in 1,161
  5. Illinois#172 · 1 in 1,192

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#105101 in 497
Wisconsin#133421 in 879
Maine#136131 in 702
Minnesota#161281 in 1,161
Illinois#172721 in 1,192
Rhode Island#17851 in 1,455
Massachusetts#192251 in 1,789
Colorado#215101 in 1,425
Oregon#227101 in 1,503
New Jersey#238191 in 2,234
Ohio#245411 in 2,115
Michigan#265271 in 2,618
Indiana#268161 in 2,625
Arizona#26961 in 1,485
Connecticut#27461 in 2,877
Pennsylvania#299311 in 3,313
Iowa#31971 in 3,898
Maryland#37551 in 4,491
California#389311 in 3,652
New York#392311 in 4,578
Washington#43051 in 5,024
Florida#48651 in 5,387
Missouri#52051 in 7,749
Texas#95861 in 15,788
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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 1949

girls
#353
494 births · 1 in 3,463 girls

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #353Therese494
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 3,463 of them was named Therese, which outranked 94.2% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Therese
  1. #349Margarita498
  2. #351Ada497
  3. #352Diann496
  4. #353Therese494
  5. #353Rochelle494
  6. #355Olga490
  7. #356Gay488
  8. #356Sallie488

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →