How Many People Are Named Theresa?
people named Theresa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,286 people in the US has this name
Based on 405,831 babies named Theresa in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,991 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa. It was first recorded as Therasia, being borne by the Spanish wife of Saint Paulinus of Nola in the 4th century. The meaning is uncertain, but it could be derived from Greek θερος (theros) "summer", from Greek θεριζω (therizo) "to harvest", or from the name of the Greek island of Therasia (the western island of Santorini).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Theresa in English. Counting Theresa and these spellings together, about 606,443 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Theresa (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Theresa alive today is about 60 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 53 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Theresa first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1961, to 11,991 babies. In 2025, 136 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Theresa never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #32, in 1956, and it was in the top 100 in 68 years between 1897 and 1981. In 2025 it ranked #1,559.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,559 |
| Best rank | #32 (1956) |
| Years in the top 100 | 68 (1897 to 1981) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #42 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Theresa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Theresa were born in New York than in any other state: about 32,753 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Theresa was given 1.9 times as often in Vermont, 1.8 times in New Hampshire and 1.7 times in Massachusetts.
Look up another name
⊙ We don't save the names you search.