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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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 1988

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedMNIllinois: #813 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,370 girlsILWisconsin: #429 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,582 girlsWIMichigan: #893 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,572 girlsMINew York: #979 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,504 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedINOhio: #1,055 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,726 girlsOHPennsylvania: #794 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,739 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,186 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 12,023 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedWVVirginia: #741 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,176 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: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedKSArkansas: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Therese, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#429 · 1 in 3,582
  2. Virginia#741 · 1 in 7,176
  3. Pennsylvania#794 · 1 in 8,739
  4. Illinois#813 · 1 in 7,370
  5. Michigan#893 · 1 in 9,572

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#42981 in 3,582
Virginia#74151 in 7,176
Pennsylvania#79481 in 8,739
Illinois#813101 in 7,370
Michigan#89361 in 9,572
New York#979121 in 9,504
Ohio#1,05551 in 13,726
California#1,186191 in 12,023
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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 1988

girls
#1,345
106 births · 1 in 16,801 girls

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #1,345Therese106
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 16,801 of them was named Therese, which outranked 90.3% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Therese
  1. #1,334Sharee107
  2. #1,334Sherika107
  3. #1,334Tasia107
  4. #1,345Therese106
  5. #1,345Adriane106
  6. #1,345Jerika106
  7. #1,345Lizeth106
  8. #1,354Annalisa105
  9. #1,354Brielle105
  10. #1,354Daniell105

Tied with 8 names at #1,345; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. 2,890Jalissa#3,857#967
  2. 2,381Taja#3,101#720
  3. 1,710Whitley#2,156#446
  4. 1,225Jalisa#1,662#437
  5. 883Jaleesa#1,227#344
Fallers
  1. 620Channing#590#1,210
  2. 346Denisse#954#1,300
  3. 319Jeana#966#1,285
  4. 314Eliana#826#1,140
  5. 311Nakia#893#1,204

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

See the top 100 for 1988