Girls' name · since 1927
Thereasa
Thereasa has 345 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Thereasa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 345 recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Thereasa recorded 345 times among girls since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1982.
- #14,761 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 345 born since 1927
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thereasa ranks #14,761 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 345 born since 1927, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Thereasa's 345 recorded births place it above 79.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thereasa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thereasa's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thereasa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1982
- Peak year (1958)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Thereasa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (131 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Thereasa's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Thereasa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s
1950s
107 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 131 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Thereasa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 20 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Thereasa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~55 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, 1927–1982 (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 Thereasa 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.