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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNHWashington: #466 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,563 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: #217 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsMNIllinois: #256 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,517 girlsILWisconsin: #160 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 936 girlsWIMichigan: #283 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsMINew York: #336 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,315 girlsNYMassachusetts: #261 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,047 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedRIOregon: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,652 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: #349 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,011 girlsIAIndiana: #379 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsINOhio: #289 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,028 girlsOHPennsylvania: #388 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,581 girlsPANew Jersey: #305 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,243 girlsNJConnecticut: #329 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,449 girlsCTCalifornia: #412 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedUTColorado: #349 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsNEMissouri: #585 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,915 girlsMOKentucky: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,547 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWVVirginia: #582 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,855 girlsVAMaryland: 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: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,863 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #562 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,615 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #488 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,246 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #315 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,836 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #468 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,560 girlsLAMississippi: #500 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,900 girlsMSAlabama: 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: #734 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,068 girlsTXFlorida: #628 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,127 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#160 · 1 in 936
  2. Minnesota#217 · 1 in 1,335
  3. Illinois#256 · 1 in 1,517
  4. Massachusetts#261 · 1 in 2,047
  5. Nebraska#276 · 1 in 1,764

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#160381 in 936
Minnesota#217221 in 1,335
Illinois#256581 in 1,517
Massachusetts#261221 in 2,047
Nebraska#27661 in 1,764
Michigan#283381 in 1,935
Ohio#289421 in 2,028
New Jersey#305231 in 2,243
District of Columbia#31561 in 1,836
Connecticut#32991 in 2,449
New York#336631 in 2,315
Colorado#34971 in 2,166
Iowa#34971 in 3,011
Indiana#379131 in 3,235
Kansas#38751 in 2,863
Oregon#38851 in 2,652
Pennsylvania#388251 in 3,581
Kentucky#40071 in 3,547
California#412571 in 2,697
Washington#46661 in 3,563
Louisiana#46891 in 3,560
South Carolina#48851 in 4,246
Mississippi#50051 in 3,900
North Carolina#56261 in 6,615
Virginia#58251 in 6,855
Missouri#58551 in 6,915
Florida#62871 in 6,127
Texas#734131 in 7,068
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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 1966

girls
#385
557 births · 1 in 3,038 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #385Therese557
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,038 of them was named Therese, which outranked 95.0% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Therese
  1. #382Margarita566
  2. #383Deirdre562
  3. #383Rosemarie562
  4. #385Therese557
  5. #386Margie552
  6. #387Clara551
  7. #387Jeri551
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →