Therese

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Therese first appears in the data in 1956 and has been recorded in 14 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 160 babies (rank #75 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Therese

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,434

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

160

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Therese

Thérèse of Lisieuxtheologian · b. 1873
Thérèse Coffeyfinancial analyst · b. 1971

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1956	69	#100
1957	89	#88
1958	92	#89
1959	105	#80
1960	133	#86
1961	155	#78
1962	160	#75
1963	153	#73
1964	152	#75
1965	123	#85
1966	115	#87
1968	86	#100
2014	1	#2,687
2017	1	#2,614