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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedAKMaine: #143 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 600 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #167 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 893 girlsNHWashington: #338 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,588 girlsWAIdaho: #251 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsIDMontana: #212 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #132 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 599 girlsMNIllinois: #150 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 743 girlsILWisconsin: #137 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 657 girlsWIMichigan: #191 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsMINew York: #239 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsNYMassachusetts: #169 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsMARhode Island: #149 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 894 girlsRIOregon: #265 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,520 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: #263 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsIAIndiana: #273 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,017 girlsINOhio: #192 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsOHPennsylvania: #258 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsPANew Jersey: #225 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsNJConnecticut: #416 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,853 girlsCTCalifornia: #274 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedUTColorado: #268 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsCONebraska: #174 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 867 girlsNEMissouri: #285 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,344 girlsMOKentucky: #285 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWVVirginia: #436 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,538 girlsVAMaryland: #242 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedDEArizona: #327 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsAZNew Mexico: #195 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 822 girlsNMKansas: #248 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedARTennessee: #563 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,328 girlsTNNorth 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: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsOKLouisiana: #420 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,276 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedMSAlabama: #601 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,197 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedGAHawaii: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsHITexas: #709 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,019 girlsTXFlorida: #314 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#132 · 1 in 599
  2. Wisconsin#137 · 1 in 657
  3. Maine#143 · 1 in 600
  4. Rhode Island#149 · 1 in 894
  5. Illinois#150 · 1 in 743

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#132631 in 599
Wisconsin#137661 in 657
Maine#143161 in 600
Rhode Island#14991 in 894
Illinois#1501431 in 743
New Hampshire#16761 in 893
Massachusetts#169481 in 1,117
Nebraska#174161 in 867
Michigan#191831 in 1,108
Ohio#192911 in 1,174
New Mexico#195141 in 822
Montana#21261 in 1,095
New Jersey#225371 in 1,553
New York#2391161 in 1,462
Maryland#242181 in 1,667
Kansas#248131 in 1,619
Idaho#25151 in 1,258
Pennsylvania#258621 in 1,870
Iowa#263141 in 1,965
Oregon#265101 in 1,520
Colorado#268121 in 1,546
Indiana#273251 in 2,017
California#2741011 in 1,614
Hawaii#28251 in 1,183
Kentucky#285151 in 2,194
Missouri#285191 in 2,344
Florida#314221 in 2,157
Arizona#32781 in 1,755
Washington#338111 in 2,588
Oklahoma#35481 in 2,665
Connecticut#41651 in 4,853
Louisiana#420121 in 3,276
Virginia#43691 in 4,538
Tennessee#56351 in 7,328
Alabama#60151 in 7,197
Texas#709141 in 8,019
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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 1958

girls
#259
1,139 births · 1 in 1,766 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #259Therese1,139
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,766 of them was named Therese, which outranked 96.3% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Therese
  1. #256Stacy1,157
  2. #257Shari1,144
  3. #258Bobbie1,140
  4. #259Therese1,139
  5. #260Erin1,136
  6. #261Christy1,116
  7. #262Lynette1,113
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →