Names / Girl names
Theresa
Current rank
#1,559
and easing
All-time peak
#32
in 1956
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
405,800
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #32 in 1956 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Theresa first appears in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 1956, at #32 nationally. More than 405,800 children have been given the name overall.