Teresa

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Teresa is a given name of Greek, Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 416,911 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 415,746 as girls and 1,165 as boys. Teresa gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1961 and has since declined significantly. It is the #169 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 310
2023 321
2022 320
2021 341
2020 366
2019 349
2018 347
2017 397
2016 437
2015 429
2014 391
2013 437
2012 472
2011 543
2010 412
2009 453
2008 534
2007 563
2006 566
2005 672
2004 747
2003 704
2002 787
2001 830
2000 899
1999 975
1998 981
1997 1,077
1996 1,070
1995 1,054
1994 1,098
1993 1,238
1992 1,377
1991 1,490
1990 1,620
1989 1,546
1988 1,640
1987 1,793
1986 2,018
1985 2,222
1984 2,405
1983 2,716
1982 2,904
1981 3,137
1980 3,161
1979 3,492
1978 3,485
1977 3,672
1976 4,080
1975 4,659
1974 5,417
1973 6,008
1972 7,206
1971 8,603
1970 9,649
1969 10,393
1968 10,952
1967 12,304
1966 13,069
1965 14,620
1964 16,460
1963 18,015
1962 18,565
1961 18,949
1960 18,874
1959 17,440
1958 15,638
1957 15,719
1956 14,498
1955 13,149
1954 10,864
1953 8,951
1952 7,301
1951 6,225
1950 4,730
1949 4,335
1948 4,226
1947 2,810
1946 1,844
1945 1,346
1944 1,204
1943 1,194
1942 1,002
1941 723
1940 691
1939 649
1938 700
1937 668
1936 675
1935 724
1934 706
1933 753
1932 866
1931 952
1930 1,001
1929 1,031
1928 1,219
1927 1,211
1926 1,166
1925 955
1924 791
1923 724
1922 707
1921 738
1920 720
1919 706
1918 674
1917 678
1916 662
1915 686
1914 524
1913 424
1912 344
1911 281
1910 220
1909 215
1908 233
1907 191
1906 198
1905 178
1904 179
1903 174
1902 153
1901 164
1900 204
1899 162
1898 217
1897 159
1896 209
1895 167
1894 157
1893 132
1892 143
1891 131
1890 110
1889 113
1888 111
1887 107
1886 84
1885 66
1884 78
1883 64
1882 50
1881 46
1880 50