Theresa
#1,548 for girls in 2025, 136 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1956 · 10,841 births
- Debut · girls
- 153 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 69 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 404,613since 1880
Theresa over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,548 | 136 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,492 | 146 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,681 | 123 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,478 | 148 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,432 | 150 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,398 | 156 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,259 | 184 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,101 | 224 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,131 | 219 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,188 | 210 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,193 | 210 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,121 | 226 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,210 | 198 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,075 | 232 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,150 | 213 | — | |
| 2010 | #919 | 282 | — | |
| 2009 | #942 | 283 | — | |
| 2008 | #830 | 342 | — | |
| 2007 | #767 | 379 | — | |
| 2006 | #717 | 394 | — | |
| 2005 | #636 | 440 | — | |
| 2004 | #671 | 410 | — | |
| 2003 | #562 | 494 | — | |
| 2002 | #516 | 532 | — | |
| 2001 | #461 | 602 | — | |
| 2000 | #418 | 679 | — | |
| 1999 | #400 | 701 | — | |
| 1998 | #365 | 787 | — | |
| 1997 | #335 | 853 | — | |
| 1996 | #318 | 883 | — | |
| 1995 | #292 | 948 | — | |
| 1994 | #263 | 1,063 | — | |
| 1993 | #242 | 1,159 | — | |
| 1992 | #226 | 1,238 | — | |
| 1991 | #205 | 1,460 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #196 | 1,499 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #180 | 1,546 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #171 | 1,658 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #159 | 1,739 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #144 | 1,979 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #136 | 2,123 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1984 | #121 | 2,307 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #121 | 2,416 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #109 | 2,753 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #99 | 2,943 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #104 | 2,925 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #100 | 2,995 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #101 | 2,922 | #2,473 | 18 |
| 1977 | #98 | 2,914 | #2,910 | 14 |
| 1976 | #89 | 3,173 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #78 | 3,611 | #2,205 | 20 |
| 1974 | #79 | 3,857 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #69 | 4,178 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #68 | 4,569 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1971 | #61 | 5,446 | #1,705 | 27 |
| 1970 | #53 | 6,411 | #1,658 | 27 |
| 1969 | #49 | 6,858 | #1,642 | 25 |
| 1968 | #47 | 7,307 | #1,836 | 19 |
| 1967 | #43 | 8,105 | #1,364 | 31 |
| 1966 | #46 | 8,699 | #1,401 | 30 |
| 1965 | #45 | 9,685 | #1,669 | 22 |
| 1964 | #38 | 10,557 | #1,545 | 26 |
| 1963 | #38 | 11,039 | #1,215 | 41 |
| 1962 | #40 | 11,061 | #1,367 | 33 |
| 1961 | #35 | 11,960 | #1,439 | 31 |
| 1960 | #35 | 11,847 | #1,320 | 36 |
| 1959 | #34 | 11,656 | #1,439 | 30 |
| 1958 | #33 | 11,452 | #1,534 | 26 |
| 1957 | #36 | 11,188 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | #32 | 10,841 | #1,676 | 22 |
| 1955 | #38 | 9,620 | #1,725 | 20 |
| 1954 | #47 | 8,509 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #50 | 7,715 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #60 | 6,809 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #64 | 6,190 | #2,246 | 12 |
| 1950 | #65 | 5,628 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #63 | 5,603 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #62 | 5,556 | #2,218 | 12 |
| 1947 | #85 | 4,390 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #95 | 3,684 | #1,813 | 16 |
| 1945 | #96 | 2,895 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #96 | 2,817 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #99 | 2,929 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #98 | 2,799 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #95 | 2,675 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #102 | 2,441 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #94 | 2,611 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #92 | 2,763 | #1,689 | 17 |
| 1937 | #95 | 2,702 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1936 | #88 | 2,758 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #86 | 2,863 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #77 | 3,192 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1933 | #70 | 3,266 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1932 | #60 | 3,813 | #1,465 | 23 |
| 1931 | #59 | 4,034 | #1,538 | 21 |
| 1930 | #50 | 4,783 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #49 | 5,068 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #49 | 5,330 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1927 | #52 | 5,129 | #1,603 | 23 |
| 1926 | #64 | 4,407 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #80 | 3,515 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #96 | 3,021 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #105 | 2,614 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1922 | #109 | 2,543 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #107 | 2,613 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #108 | 2,426 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #102 | 2,380 | — | |
| 1918 | #101 | 2,511 | — | |
| 1917 | #97 | 2,490 | — | |
| 1916 | #98 | 2,348 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #93 | 2,309 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #93 | 1,794 | — | |
| 1913 | #97 | 1,403 | — | |
| 1912 | #96 | 1,268 | — | |
| 1911 | #100 | 919 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #96 | 926 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #106 | 724 | — | |
| 1908 | #94 | 795 | — | |
| 1907 | #99 | 734 | — | |
| 1906 | #99 | 669 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #107 | 598 | — | |
| 1904 | #108 | 561 | — | |
| 1903 | #102 | 553 | — | |
| 1902 | #109 | 549 | — | |
| 1901 | #94 | 554 | — | |
| 1900 | #102 | 659 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #101 | 532 | — | |
| 1898 | #107 | 540 | — | |
| 1897 | #100 | 533 | — | |
| 1896 | #108 | 469 | — | |
| 1895 | #103 | 515 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #100 | 484 | — | |
| 1893 | #101 | 469 | — | |
| 1892 | #107 | 417 | — | |
| 1891 | #106 | 370 | — | |
| 1890 | #101 | 401 | — | |
| 1889 | #106 | 359 | — | |
| 1888 | #101 | 377 | — | |
| 1887 | #108 | 284 | — | |
| 1886 | #111 | 276 | — | |
| 1885 | #114 | 232 | — | |
| 1884 | #111 | 240 | — | |
| 1883 | #104 | 241 | — | |
| 1882 | #121 | 170 | — | |
| 1881 | #108 | 173 | — | |
| 1880 | #112 | 153 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Theresa was already there! It came in at #112, and was given to 153 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2019–2025, when fewer than 190 girls a year got the name.
Where Theresa is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#45 · 1 in 221
- Alaska#63 · 1 in 249
- Wisconsin#65 · 1 in 287
- Hawaii#66 · 1 in 253
- Delaware#67 · 1 in 232
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Hampshire, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #45 | 37 | 1 in 221 |
| Alaska | #63 | 10 | 1 in 249 |
| Wisconsin | #65 | 101 | 1 in 287 |
| Hawaii | #66 | 18 | 1 in 253 |
| Delaware | #67 | 12 | 1 in 232 |
| Minnesota | #68 | 84 | 1 in 316 |
| Nebraska | #68 | 35 | 1 in 281 |
| Illinois | #69 | 195 | 1 in 364 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 15 | 1 in 283 |
| New Jersey | #72 | 116 | 1 in 313 |
| Maryland | #74 | 51 | 1 in 358 |
| Michigan | #75 | 151 | 1 in 381 |
| Pennsylvania | #76 | 186 | 1 in 355 |
| New York | #79 | 261 | 1 in 377 |
| District of Columbia | #83 | 17 | 1 in 325 |
| Louisiana | #83 | 70 | 1 in 393 |
| Missouri | #84 | 74 | 1 in 414 |
| Arizona | #85 | 43 | 1 in 381 |
| Connecticut | #90 | 36 | 1 in 394 |
| Florida | #91 | 103 | 1 in 427 |
| Washington | #91 | 57 | 1 in 403 |
| Massachusetts | #93 | 76 | 1 in 390 |
| Virginia | #94 | 67 | 1 in 416 |
| Kansas | #98 | 30 | 1 in 448 |
| Ohio | #98 | 146 | 1 in 472 |
| Iowa | #104 | 40 | 1 in 465 |
| California | #106 | 302 | 1 in 508 |
| Maine | #107 | 12 | 1 in 493 |
| Colorado | #108 | 37 | 1 in 467 |
| Oregon | #112 | 31 | 1 in 498 |
| Montana | #114 | 10 | 1 in 439 |
| New Hampshire | #125 | 8 | 1 in 587 |
| Indiana | #131 | 53 | 1 in 657 |
| Mississippi | #142 | 27 | 1 in 568 |
| Nevada | #144 | 6 | 1 in 553 |
| Kentucky | #146 | 34 | 1 in 703 |
| Texas | #146 | 152 | 1 in 680 |
| North Dakota | #150 | 7 | 1 in 621 |
| West Virginia | #156 | 16 | 1 in 737 |
| Arkansas | #163 | 16 | 1 in 786 |
| South Carolina | #175 | 23 | 1 in 741 |
| Oklahoma | #184 | 20 | 1 in 850 |
| Alabama | #186 | 26 | 1 in 837 |
| Idaho | #200 | 7 | 1 in 955 |
| Georgia | #201 | 33 | 1 in 977 |
| North Carolina | #207 | 32 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Tennessee | #228 | 23 | 1 in 1,212 |
| Utah | #329 | 8 | 1 in 1,896 |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Theresa
- 56 spots since 2024 (#1,492 → #1,548)
- 150 spots since 2020 (#1,398 → #1,548)
- 355 spots since 2015 (#1,193 → #1,548)
- Biggest jump: 35 spots in 2005 (#671 → #636)
- Biggest drop: 231 spots in 2011 (#919 → #1,150)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1956 at #32 (10,841 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 69 yrs · run 1941–1977
- Top 1,000: 131 yrs · run 1880–2010
- Highest: 1 in 169 girls born in 1961 were named Theresa (0.59%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,818 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #32 in 1956, was only 1 in 185 (0.54%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.0% of all girls named Theresa (97,118) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,505 | #101 (1888) | #110 |
| 1890s | 4,730 | #100 (1897) | #103 |
| 1900s | 6,396 | #94 (1908) | #102 |
| 1910s | 18,348 | #93 (1915) | #97 |
| 1920s | 36,666 | #49 (1928) | #82 |
| 1930s | 32,785 | #50 (1930) | #77 |
| 1940s | 35,789 | #62 (1948) | #89 |
| 1950s | 89,608 | #32 (1956) | #46 |
| 1960s | 97,118 | #35 (1961) | #42 |
| 1970s | 40,076 | #53 (1970) | #80 |
| 1980s | 22,389 | #99 (1981) | #134 |
| 1990s | 10,591 | #196 (1990) | #284 |
| 2000s | 4,555 | #418 (2000) | #652 |
| 2010s | 2,198 | #919 (2010) | #1,135 |
| 2020s | 859 | #1,398 (2020) | #1,505 |
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.
Theresa in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 524 of them was named Theresa, which outranked 99.1% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 91,213 of them was named Theresa, which outranked 63.4% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,375Virgilio19
- #2,375Weylin19
- #2,375Winford19
- #2,473Theresa18
- #2,473Akiva18
- #2,473Alford18
- #2,473Alphonzo18
- #2,568Agapito17
- #2,568Aharon17
- #2,568Akbar17
Tied with 94 names at #2,473; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.