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Theresa

Girl Ancient Greek #1696 in 2023

Theresa is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Theresa

First used in Spain, supposedly derived from Thēra, from Θήρᾱ, name of a city in Santorini, Greece.

Popularity of Theresa

Popularity, 1880–2023

122 births in 2023

1880 2023

404,326 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1961

11,990 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.