Terese vs Teresa

Side-by-side comparison of Terese and Teresa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Terese

Girl name

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Name B

Teresa

Girl name · Rank #867

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Metric Terese Teresa
Current Rank Unranked #867
Total Births (all years) 6,502 415,746
Peak Year 1957 1961
Peak Year Births 268 18,909
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terese Teresa
1880ss 5 769
1890ss 15 1,587
1900ss 39 1,889
1910ss 115 5,194
1920ss 248 9,228
1930ss 226 7,648
1940ss 364 19,330
1950ss 2,080 114,284
1960ss 1,822 151,790
1970ss 696 56,038
1980ss 496 23,410
1990ss 263 11,952
2000ss 108 6,755
2010ss 18 4,214
2020ss 7 1,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terese Teresa
2014 — 391
2015 — 429
2016 7 437
2017 — 397
2018 5 347
2019 — 349
2020 7 366
2021 — 341
2022 — 320
2023 — 321
2024 — 310

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1889–2020.

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