Recorded 1941–1981 Girls' name Peak 1959 42 births

Marytheresa — girls' name

42 babies named Marytheresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Marytheresa since 1941, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1981.

42
total births
1941–1981
years on record
1950s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Marytheresa was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marytheresa in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marytheresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Marytheresa between 1941 and 1981, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marytheresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marytheresa performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marytheresa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marytheresa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marytheresa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 42 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marytheresa at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

42

Since 1941

41 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1941

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1981

Marytheresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1941

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Marytheresa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
18 births that decade — 43% of Marytheresa's all-time total
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Marytheresa by state

Where Marytheresa concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marytheresa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 23.8%
Pennsylvania share of Marytheresa's total US births 23.8%

10 of 42 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marytheresa?
42 babies have been named Marytheresa since 1941. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Marytheresa most popular?
Marytheresa was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Marytheresa most popular?
The top states for the name Marytheresa are Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Marytheresa been used?
Marytheresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 41 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Marytheresa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.