Theresa

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Theresa is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 405,689 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 404,471 as girls and 1,218 as boys. Theresa gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1961 and has since declined significantly. It is the #179 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 145
2023 122
2022 148
2021 150
2020 156
2019 184
2018 224
2017 219
2016 209
2015 210
2014 225
2013 198
2012 232
2011 213
2010 282
2009 282
2008 342
2007 379
2006 395
2005 439
2004 410
2003 494
2002 532
2001 602
2000 679
1999 701
1998 787
1997 853
1996 883
1995 948
1994 1,063
1993 1,159
1992 1,238
1991 1,465
1990 1,509
1989 1,558
1988 1,666
1987 1,748
1986 1,987
1985 2,144
1984 2,321
1983 2,427
1982 2,763
1981 2,956
1980 2,938
1979 3,005
1978 2,940
1977 2,928
1976 3,187
1975 3,631
1974 3,867
1973 4,189
1972 4,593
1971 5,473
1970 6,439
1969 6,882
1968 7,326
1967 8,135
1966 8,730
1965 9,706
1964 10,583
1963 11,082
1962 11,091
1961 11,990
1960 11,884
1959 11,685
1958 11,477
1957 11,213
1956 10,863
1955 9,639
1954 8,523
1953 7,728
1952 6,821
1951 6,202
1950 5,635
1949 5,614
1948 5,568
1947 4,402
1946 3,700
1945 2,903
1944 2,824
1943 2,938
1942 2,804
1941 2,685
1940 2,457
1939 2,620
1938 2,780
1937 2,712
1936 2,768
1935 2,879
1934 3,213
1933 3,281
1932 3,836
1931 4,055
1930 4,801
1929 5,085
1928 5,348
1927 5,152
1926 4,422
1925 3,528
1924 3,032
1923 2,627
1922 2,551
1921 2,619
1920 2,432
1919 2,380
1918 2,511
1917 2,490
1916 2,355
1915 2,316
1914 1,794
1913 1,403
1912 1,268
1911 924
1910 934
1909 724
1908 795
1907 734
1906 674
1905 598
1904 561
1903 553
1902 549
1901 554
1900 664
1899 532
1898 540
1897 533
1896 469
1895 520
1894 484
1893 469
1892 417
1891 370
1890 401
1889 359
1888 377
1887 284
1886 276
1885 232
1884 240
1883 241
1882 170
1881 173
1880 153