Girls' name · since 1908
Thersa
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 1,071 babies named Thersa, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,071
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Thersa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,071 recorded since 1908.
Thersa has 1,071 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2001.
- #7,159 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,071 born since 1908
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thersa ranks #7,159 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,071 born since 1908, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,071
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Thersa's 1,071 recorded births place it above 90.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Thersa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thersa's full recorded timeline at 1956, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thersa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2001
- Peak year (1965)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Thersa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (326 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Thersa's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Thersa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 63
1910s
63 births
- 1920s 107
1920s
107 births
- 1930s 49
1930s
49 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
186 births
- 1960s
1960s
326 births
- 1970s
1970s
216 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 326 births (30% of all-time use).
How Thersa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Thersa's total volume
Thersa by state
Where Thersa concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
10 of 1,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Thersa's data
- Thersa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Thersas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thersa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1908–2001 (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 Thersa 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.