Girls' name · since 1886
Tresa
Tresa has 4,849 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,849
- born since 1886
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tresa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,849 have been recorded since 1886.
Tresa has 4,849 recorded births among girls since 1886, 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 1886 to 2017.
- #2,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,849 born since 1886
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tresa ranks #2,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,849 born since 1886, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,849
- born since 1886
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tresa's 4,849 recorded births place it above 96.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tresa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tresa's full recorded timeline at 1956, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 206 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tresa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2017
- Peak year (1966)
- 206
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Tresa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,831 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Tresa's strongest decade.
1,831 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Tresa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s 137
1910s
137 births
- 1920s 178
1920s
178 births
- 1930s 128
1930s
128 births
- 1940s 232
1940s
232 births
- 1950s
1950s
803 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,831 births
- 1970s
1970s
996 births
- 1980s 282
1980s
282 births
- 1990s 139
1990s
139 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,831 births (38% of all-time use).
How Tresa 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 Tresa's total volume
Tresa by state
Where Tresa concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 302 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 233 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 194 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 156 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 145 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 137 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 131 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 126 | 2.6% |
302 of 4,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Tresa appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tresa's data
- Tresa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,831 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tresas (302 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Tresa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1886–2017 (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 Tresa 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.