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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Theressa

Theressa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 1024th; the most babies were born in 1961 (60). More babies were named Theressa 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
196160 babies
Total since 1880
2,145babies recorded

Theressa popularity since 1880

0255075100 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——
2010——
2000#13,0437
1990#8,44710
1980#4,31118
1970#2,23836
1960#1,85238
1950#1,83128
1940#1,95718
1930#1,56426
1920#2,06919
1910#2,1207
1900#1,4189
1890——
1880——

How popular is Theressa, counting every spelling?

Theressa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Theressa?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Theressa are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 52 and 71. That makes Theressa 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.

Theressa by state

How common Theressa was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. In 43 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: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesSC0.04District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Theressa, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Theressa

How popular is the name Theressa?

Theressa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 1024th; the most babies were born in 1961 (60). More babies were named Theressa in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Theressa a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,145 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Theressa most popular?

In 1959–1963, Theressa was most common in South Carolina (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Texas.