Girls' name · since 1928
Theresea
Theresea has 273 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Theresea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Theresea recorded 273 times among girls since 1928, 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 1928 to 1988.
- #16,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1928
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theresea ranks #16,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1928, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Theresea's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Theresea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Theresea splits its recorded history at 1961: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Theresea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1988
- Peak year (1957)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Theresea by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (120 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Theresea's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Theresea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
90 births
- 1960s
1960s
120 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 120 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Theresea's data
- Theresea's decade-level peak was the 1960s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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 Theresea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1928–1988 (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 Theresea 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.