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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #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 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 898 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #187 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsNHWashington: #303 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedIDMontana: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #230 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsNDMinnesota: #160 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 794 girlsMNIllinois: #130 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 586 girlsILWisconsin: #146 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 728 girlsWIMichigan: #190 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsMINew York: #235 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsNYMassachusetts: #165 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsMARhode Island: #167 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsRIOregon: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,052 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: #302 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsIAIndiana: #253 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsINOhio: #199 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsOHPennsylvania: #223 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,430 girlsPANew Jersey: #240 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsNJConnecticut: #297 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,715 girlsCTCalifornia: #257 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 1,447 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedUTColorado: #223 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsCONebraska: #256 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsNEMissouri: #212 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,363 girlsMOKentucky: #293 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,356 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWVVirginia: #510 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,798 girlsVAMaryland: #353 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedDEArizona: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsAZNew Mexico: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 924 girlsNMKansas: #301 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsKSArkansas: #342 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,543 girlsARTennessee: #527 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,098 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #671 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,816 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #315 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #503 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,405 girlsLAMississippi: #483 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,327 girlsMSAlabama: #616 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,079 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedHITexas: #567 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,418 girlsTXFlorida: #336 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,440 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Illinois#130 · 1 in 586
  2. Wisconsin#146 · 1 in 728
  3. Minnesota#160 · 1 in 794
  4. Massachusetts#165 · 1 in 1,091
  5. Rhode Island#167 · 1 in 1,035

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Illinois#1301851 in 586
Wisconsin#146611 in 728
Minnesota#160501 in 794
Massachusetts#165491 in 1,091
Rhode Island#16781 in 1,035
Maine#171111 in 898
New Hampshire#18751 in 1,103
Michigan#190821 in 1,099
Ohio#199901 in 1,177
New Mexico#209131 in 924
Missouri#212331 in 1,363
Colorado#223171 in 1,112
Pennsylvania#223801 in 1,430
North Dakota#23061 in 1,157
Montana#23461 in 1,132
New York#2351231 in 1,369
New Jersey#240351 in 1,634
Indiana#253291 in 1,726
Arizona#255121 in 1,199
Nebraska#25691 in 1,630
California#2571151 in 1,447
Kentucky#293141 in 2,356
Connecticut#29791 in 2,715
Kansas#301101 in 2,176
Iowa#302121 in 2,386
Washington#303151 in 1,902
District of Columbia#31561 in 2,192
Florida#336201 in 2,440
Arkansas#34271 in 2,543
Maryland#353101 in 3,049
Oregon#39151 in 3,052
Mississippi#48361 in 4,327
Louisiana#50391 in 4,405
Virginia#51071 in 5,798
Tennessee#52761 in 6,098
Texas#567211 in 5,418
Alabama#61651 in 7,079
North Carolina#67151 in 9,816
Alaska
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
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 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 1959

girls
#252
1,211 births · 1 in 1,671 girls

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #252Therese1,211
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,671 of them was named Therese, which outranked 96.5% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Therese
  1. #249Pauline1,217
  2. #250Stacey1,214
  3. #251Emily1,213
  4. #252Therese1,211
  5. #253Lucy1,206
  6. #254Alison1,197
  7. #255Mona1,183
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. 1,090Alesia#1,985#895
  2. 948Tori#1,791#843
  3. 440Taryn#1,211#771
  4. 437Venus#1,007#570
  5. 393Vilma#1,364#971
Fallers
  1. 283Dani#961#1,244
  2. 257Nicki#973#1,230
  3. 235Lanita#973#1,208
  4. 219Concetta#973#1,192
  5. 197Gisele#766#963

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

See the top 100 for 1959