Recorded 1886–2017 Girls' name Peak 1966 4,849 births

Tresa — girls' name

4,849 babies named Tresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Tresa was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

206 babies were named Tresa in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,849 babies named Tresa between 1886 and 2017, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 206 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tresa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,831 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Tresa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 302 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tresa in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tresa 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 4,849 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.

Tresa at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

4,849

Since 1886

132 years of records

Peak year

1966

206 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1886

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2017

Tresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1886

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1966)
206
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
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Tresa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,831 births that decade — 38% of Tresa's all-time total
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Tresa by state

Where Tresa concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tresa
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%
Texas share of Tresa's total US births 6.2%
Even split

302 of 4,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Tresa appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tresa?
4,849 babies have been named Tresa since 1886. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1966 with 206 births.
When was Tresa most popular?
Tresa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,831 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Tresa most popular?
The top states for the name Tresa are Texas (302 births), California (233 births), Ohio (194 births).
How long has the name Tresa been used?
Tresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 132 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Tresa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Treva, Treasure, Tressa, Tressie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1886–2017 (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.