Recorded 1955–1970 Girls' name Peak 1957 23 births

Theres — girls' name

23 babies named Theres in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181970s5
1950s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Theres was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

7 babies were named Theres in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Theres

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Theres between 1955 and 1970, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Theres currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Theres performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Theres shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Theres 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 23 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.

Theres at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

23

Since 1955

16 years of records

Peak year

1957

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1955

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1970

Theres popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1955

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1957)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1970195819571955 6

Theres by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
18 births that decade — 78% of Theres's all-time total
1950s181970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Theres?
23 babies have been named Theres since 1955. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1957 with 7 births.
When was Theres most popular?
Theres was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Theres been used?
Theres has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 16 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Theres?
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, 1955–1970 (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.