Theresa

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

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 ฮธฮตฯฮฏฮถฯ‰ "to harvest or reap", or from ฮธฮญฯฮฟฯ‚ "summer". Another origin of the name is from Latin word "Terra" which means earth.

From Wikipedia

Theresa first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 96 babies (rank #308 that year). In 2024 it was given to 16 girls (rank #1,537). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Theresa

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

1,357
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
96
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199196#308
199295#304
199377#375
199466#380
199582#350
199669#391
199760#438
199850#496
199955#470
200052#479
200136#647
200242#586
200345#563
200430#774
200537#676
200635#752
200729#882
200828#945
200932#849
201023#1,138
201133#826
201228#953
201327#976
201422#1,165
201516#1,468
201629#920
201725#1,036
201821#1,201
201922#1,173
202014#1,651
202129#961
202217#1,398
202319#1,293
202416#1,537