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Therese and Theresa side by side: Therese peaked in 1959 and Theresa in 1961; in 2025 they were given to 79 and 136 babies.

Therese and Theresa, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Therese and Theresa births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025TheresaTherese
Therese and Theresa births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025TheresaTherese
Therese and Theresa births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880190519301955198020052025TheresaTherese
Therese and Theresa births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880193019802025TheresaTherese

Girls and boys together; Therese solid, Theresa dashed.

Therese and Theresa compared
ThereseTheresa
Births 202579136
Rank 2025#2,324 among girls’ names#1,559 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188035,595405,831
Peak year19591961
Girls100.0%99.7%
Alive, estimated22,700262,000
Median age6563

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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