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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedAKMaine: #195 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #112 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 563 girlsNHWashington: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,226 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedIDMontana: #186 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #167 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsMNIllinois: #169 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsILWisconsin: #159 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsWIMichigan: #220 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,962 girlsMINew York: #274 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 2,268 girlsNYMassachusetts: #180 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsMARhode Island: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,580 girlsRIOregon: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,151 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: #224 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,963 girlsIAIndiana: #314 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,487 girlsINOhio: #262 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,469 girlsOHPennsylvania: #300 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,288 girlsPANew Jersey: #258 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,575 girlsNJConnecticut: #244 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,303 girlsCTCalifornia: #294 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,325 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedUTColorado: #323 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,600 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsNEMissouri: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,741 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWVVirginia: #524 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,498 girlsVAMaryland: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,940 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #268 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,170 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: 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: #801 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,330 girlsTXFlorida: #474 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,141 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#112 · 1 in 563
  2. Wisconsin#159 · 1 in 1,192
  3. Minnesota#167 · 1 in 1,151
  4. Illinois#169 · 1 in 1,081
  5. Massachusetts#180 · 1 in 1,405

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#11291 in 563
Wisconsin#159331 in 1,192
Minnesota#167311 in 1,151
Illinois#169851 in 1,081
Massachusetts#180331 in 1,405
Montana#18661 in 1,017
Maine#19571 in 1,259
Rhode Island#19651 in 1,580
Michigan#220401 in 1,962
Iowa#224151 in 1,963
Nebraska#23471 in 2,040
Connecticut#24481 in 2,303
New Jersey#258181 in 2,575
Ohio#262371 in 2,469
Kansas#26891 in 2,170
New York#274661 in 2,268
California#294521 in 2,325
Pennsylvania#300331 in 3,288
Indiana#314131 in 3,487
Colorado#32361 in 2,600
Washington#33881 in 3,226
Missouri#339111 in 3,741
Oregon#35451 in 3,151
Maryland#39351 in 4,940
Florida#47461 in 5,141
Virginia#52451 in 7,498
Texas#80191 in 11,330
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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 1951

girls
#321
607 births · 1 in 2,967 girls

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #321Therese607
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 2,967 of them was named Therese, which outranked 94.8% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Therese
  1. #318Gretchen618
  2. #319Darla617
  3. #320Molly612
  4. #321Therese607
  5. #322Nellie604
  6. #323Susanne602
  7. #324Janette599
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →