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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Terese

Terese was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 571st; the most babies were born in 1957 (268). More babies were named Terese in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1957268 babies
Total since 1880
6,503babies recorded

Terese popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#12,0458
2010——
2000#6,18918
1990#3,07037
1980#1,60373
1970#1,067115
1960#652242
1950#89998
1940#2,40313
1930#1,36532
1920#3,07511
1910#2,3746
1900#1,7127
1890#1,5145
1880——

How popular is Terese, counting every spelling?

Terese has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Terese?

About 5,000 people born in the US named Terese are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 53 and 70. That makes Terese a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Terese by state

How common Terese was among girls born in each state in 1955–1959, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.0×), Wisconsin (3.1×), Illinois (2.4×), Michigan (2.3×), Massachusetts (2.0×). In 30 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesWI0.39Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesWA0.16Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.50 per 1,000 babiesMN0.50Illinois: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesIL0.31Michigan: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesMI0.29New York: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesNY0.14Massachusetts: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesMA0.25Oregon: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOR0.13Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesOH0.10Pennsylvania: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesPA0.10New Jersey: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.08Connecticut: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesCT0.14Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesCA0.14Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCO0.07Nebraska: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNE0.15Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesFL0.07
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Terese, girls, 1955–1959. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Terese: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Terese, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Terese

How popular is the name Terese?

Terese was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 571st; the most babies were born in 1957 (268). More babies were named Terese in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Terese a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 6,503 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Terese most popular?

In 1955–1959, Terese was most common in Minnesota (0.50 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Illinois.