Girls' name · since 1956
Therasa
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.
- #23,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Therasa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 136 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Therasa has been recorded 136 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1982.
- #23,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Therasa ranks #23,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Therasa's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Therasa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Therasa's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Therasa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1982
- Peak year (1962)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Therasa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (64 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Therasa's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Therasa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
64 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 64 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Therasa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Therasa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Therasa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.