Teresa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Teresa is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω "to harvest or reap", or from θέρος "summer". Another origin of the name is from Latin word "Terra" which means earth.

From Wikipedia

Teresa first appears in the data in 1960 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1970 with 159 babies (rank #82 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Teresa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Teresa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,516

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

159

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Don Quijote: Teresa Panza — Sancho's wife

Famous people named Teresa

Teresa of Ávilareligious sister · b. 1515
Teresa Tengrecording artist · b. 1953
Teresa Wrightfilm actor · b. 1918
Teresa Palmerfilm actor · b. 1986
Teresa Riberacivil servant · b. 1969

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1960	36	#113
1962	39	#118
1963	133	#80
1964	48	#110
1965	123	#84
1966	116	#86
1967	137	#82
1968	139	#80
1969	147	#85
1970	159	#82
1971	57	#108
1972	58	#107
1973	143	#79
1974	136	#83
1976	38	#116
2014	1	#2,680
2015	4	#397
2016	1	#2,642
2017	1	#2,604