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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #220, 1927girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedAKMaine: #193 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #141 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 805 girlsNHWashington: #244 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedIDMontana: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #189 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsMNIllinois: #166 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsILWisconsin: #173 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsWIMichigan: #276 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,711 girlsMINew York: #316 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 3,174 girlsNYMassachusetts: #166 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsMARhode Island: #188 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,459 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: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsSDIowa: #264 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsIAIndiana: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsINOhio: #212 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,774 girlsOHPennsylvania: #280 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,691 girlsPANew Jersey: #248 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,264 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #357 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,154 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedUTColorado: #244 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNEMissouri: #308 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,280 girlsMOKentucky: #408 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,793 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWVVirginia: #369 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,885 girlsVAMaryland: #345 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,801 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedDEArizona: #307 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,804 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNMKansas: #357 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,588 girlsKSArkansas: 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: #284 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,361 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #478 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,857 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: #1,059 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,140 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#141 · 1 in 805
  2. Illinois#166 · 1 in 1,048
  3. Massachusetts#166 · 1 in 1,338
  4. Wisconsin#173 · 1 in 1,365
  5. Rhode Island#188 · 1 in 1,459

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#14161 in 805
Illinois#166831 in 1,048
Massachusetts#166331 in 1,338
Wisconsin#173271 in 1,365
Rhode Island#18851 in 1,459
Minnesota#189221 in 1,508
Maine#19371 in 1,273
Montana#19651 in 1,182
Ohio#212481 in 1,774
South Dakota#21651 in 1,444
Colorado#24491 in 1,614
Washington#244141 in 1,766
New Jersey#248191 in 2,264
Iowa#264111 in 2,518
Michigan#276271 in 2,711
Pennsylvania#280381 in 2,691
District of Columbia#28451 in 2,361
Indiana#290141 in 2,990
Arizona#30751 in 1,804
Missouri#308121 in 3,280
New York#316451 in 3,174
Maryland#34561 in 3,801
California#357361 in 3,154
Kansas#35751 in 3,588
Virginia#36991 in 3,885
Kentucky#40871 in 4,793
Louisiana#47871 in 4,857
Texas#1,05951 in 19,140
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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 1950

girls
#325
555 births · 1 in 3,087 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #325Therese555
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,087 of them was named Therese, which outranked 94.7% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Therese
  1. #322Jenny569
  2. #323Darla567
  3. #324Molly564
  4. #325Therese555
  5. #326Janette551
  6. #327Noreen548
  7. #328Flora546
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →