Recorded 1956–1982 Girls' name Peak 1962 136 births

Therasa — girls' name

136 babies named Therasa in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s641970s461980s10
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Therasa was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

13 babies were named Therasa in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Therasa

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Therasa between 1956 and 1982, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Therasa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Therasa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Therasa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Therasa 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 136 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.

Therasa at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

136

Since 1956

27 years of records

Peak year

1962

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1956

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1982

Therasa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1956

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1962)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 1982197619721969196519611956 7

Therasa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
64 births that decade — 47% of Therasa's all-time total
1950s161960s641970s461980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Therasa?
136 babies have been named Therasa since 1956. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1962 with 13 births.
When was Therasa most popular?
Therasa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Therasa been used?
Therasa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 27 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Therasa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theresa, Thelma, Therese, Thea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1956–1982 (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.