NameTides

Teresa

Teresa was the #908 girls' name in the US in 2025 (291 babies), and #1,362 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Teresa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Teresa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandEngland & WalesCanada
Teresa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#908 (291)#1,362 (23)——#885 (3)#1,974 (11)—
2024#860 (314)#1,449 (22)——#631 (5)#993 (27)—
2023#843 (322)#1,410 (22)#630 (4)—#727 (4)#1,203 (20)—
2022#867 (320)#1,501 (20)——#458 (8)#1,166 (21)—
2021#815 (342)#1,402 (22)#792 (3)—#517 (7)#1,381 (17)—
2020#745 (366)#1,449 (21)——#495 (7)#996 (26)—
2019#794 (349)#1,439 (21)#650 (4)—#551 (6)#1,067 (24)—
2018#786 (347)#1,343 (24)——#280 (16)#1,215 (20)—
2017#722 (397)#1,105 (31)——#430 (9)#746 (38)—
2016#668 (437)#1,086 (32)——#335 (13)#794 (35)—
2015#664 (429)#1,279 (26)——#402 (11)#843 (32)—
2014#716 (391)#1,456 (21)#802 (3)—#458 (9)#847 (32)—
2013#647 (437)#1,253 (27)—#440 (3)#491 (8)#972 (27)—
2012#607 (472)#955 (38)#815 (3)—#398 (12)#751 (37)—
2011#533 (544)#1,545 (19)—#444 (3)#695 (5)#894 (29)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1962 at #18.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Teresa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,300 to 1 in 5,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Teresa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #494ILMichigan: #863MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: #624MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #800CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #728MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #748AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #888TNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #854GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #700TXFlorida: #735FL
Teresa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#86713

Teresa (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TeresaCanadaGirls#1,97411
TeresaEngland & WalesGirls#1,36223
TeresaIrelandGirls#8853
TeresaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
TeresaNSWGirls—too few
TeresaScotlandGirls—too few
TeresaUSGirls#908291
TeresaUSBoys—too few