Recorded 1883–2000 Girls' name Peak 1964 2,334 births

Thresa — girls' name

2,334 babies named Thresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Thresa was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

76 babies were named Thresa in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,334 babies named Thresa between 1883 and 2000, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thresa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 541 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Thresa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 145 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Thresa in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thresa 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 2,334 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.

Thresa at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

2,334

Since 1883

118 years of records

Peak year

1964

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1883

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2000

Thresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1883

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1964)
76
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
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Thresa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
541 births that decade — 23% of Thresa's all-time total
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Thresa by state

Where Thresa concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Thresa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
145 6.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
39 1.7%
#3 Michigan
38 1.6%
#4 Ohio
22 0.9%
#5 California
21 0.9%
#6 Illinois
15 0.6%
#7 Florida
11 0.5%
#8 Missouri
10 0.4%
Texas share of Thresa's total US births 6.2%
Even split

145 of 2,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Thresa appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thresa?
2,334 babies have been named Thresa since 1883. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1964 with 76 births.
When was Thresa most popular?
Thresa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 541 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Thresa most popular?
The top states for the name Thresa are Texas (145 births), Pennsylvania (39 births), Michigan (38 births).
How long has the name Thresa been used?
Thresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 118 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Thresa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thressa, Threasa, Thresia, Thresea, 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, 1883–2000 (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.