NameTides

Theresa

Theresa was the #1,548 girls' name in the US in 2025 (136 babies), and #1,454 in England & Wales and #1,429 in Canada.

Theresa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Theresa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Theresa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies 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.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,548 (136)#1,454 (21)———#1,429 (17)
2024#1,492 (146)#1,603 (19)——#631 (5)#1,479 (16)
2023#1,681 (123)#1,863 (15)——#856 (3)#1,155 (21)
2022#1,478 (148)#2,058 (13)———#1,415 (16)
2021#1,432 (150)#1,866 (15)——#883 (3)#947 (29)
2020#1,398 (156)#2,042 (13)———#1,359 (17)
2019#1,259 (184)#2,869 (8)——#871 (3)#1,104 (23)
2018#1,101 (224)#1,586 (19)—#434 (3)#568 (6)#1,301 (18)
2017#1,131 (219)#1,568 (20)———#949 (28)
2016#1,188 (210)#1,635 (19)——#515 (7)#831 (33)
2015#1,193 (210)#1,865 (15)——#660 (5)#1,499 (15)
2014#1,121 (226)#1,966 (14)——#752 (4)#1,187 (21)
2013#1,210 (198)#1,400 (23)#816 (3)—#747 (4)#993 (26)
2012#1,075 (232)#1,483 (21)#815 (3)—#677 (5)#931 (28)
2011#1,150 (213)#1,374 (22)——#465 (9)#840 (32)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1961 at #35.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 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 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Theresa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Theresa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #731MNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: #965MINew York: #980NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #871PANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Theresa (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#1,2848

Theresa (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
TheresaCanadaGirls#1,42917
TheresaEngland & WalesGirls#1,45421
TheresaIrelandGirls—too few
TheresaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
TheresaScotlandGirls—too few
TheresaUSGirls#1,548136
TheresaUSBoys—too few