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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 18,909 babies (rank #18 that year). In 2024 it was given to 310 girls (rank #871). 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.

416,911

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

18,909

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
1880	50	#218
1881	46	#234
1882	50	#245
1883	64	#226
1884	78	#213
1885	66	#251
1886	84	#218
1887	107	#196
1888	111	#219
1889	113	#218
1890	110	#233
1891	131	#204
1892	143	#215
1893	132	#229
1894	157	#213
1895	167	#209
1896	209	#192
1897	159	#215
1898	217	#199
1899	162	#217
1900	204	#220
1901	164	#225
1902	153	#253
1903	174	#229
1904	179	#230
1905	178	#238
1906	198	#222
1907	191	#249
1908	233	#225
1909	215	#241
1910	220	#258
1911	281	#233
1912	344	#242
1913	424	#236
1914	524	#235
1915	686	#229
1916	662	#242
1917	673	#241
1918	674	#247
1919	706	#240
1920	720	#243
1921	738	#245
1922	701	#244
1923	724	#243
1924	786	#233
1925	955	#206
1926	1,159	#181
1927	1,211	#174
1928	1,212	#172
1929	1,022	#192
1930	992	#194
1931	947	#192
1932	855	#211
1933	753	#223
1934	706	#238
1935	715	#234
1936	675	#239
1937	661	#242
1938	695	#236
1939	649	#245
1940	686	#244
1941	716	#241
1942	1,002	#203
1943	1,194	#186
1944	1,204	#181
1945	1,339	#171
1946	1,834	#148
1947	2,810	#121
1948	4,217	#82
1949	4,328	#82
1950	4,724	#81
1951	6,214	#63
1952	7,294	#52
1953	8,932	#42
1954	10,842	#34
1955	13,124	#26
1956	14,464	#24
1957	15,686	#24
1958	15,603	#26
1959	17,401	#24
1960	18,835	#19
1961	18,909	#18
1962	18,519	#18
1963	17,963	#18
1964	16,422	#21
1965	14,577	#24
1966	13,024	#29
1967	12,271	#28
1968	10,914	#30
1969	10,356	#32
1970	9,612	#34
1971	8,562	#34
1972	7,177	#39
1973	5,986	#45
1974	5,397	#52
1975	4,640	#61
1976	4,056	#66
1977	3,655	#79
1978	3,472	#88
1979	3,481	#87
1980	3,148	#94
1981	3,122	#97
1982	2,883	#102
1983	2,702	#103
1984	2,387	#117
1985	2,210	#132
1986	2,010	#139
1987	1,781	#154
1988	1,633	#172
1989	1,534	#184
1990	1,613	#179
1991	1,490	#202
1992	1,371	#209
1993	1,233	#226
1994	1,098	#255
1995	1,044	#263
1996	1,070	#270
1997	1,077	#270
1998	981	#309
1999	975	#319
2000	899	#344
2001	830	#357
2002	787	#376
2003	704	#428
2004	747	#409
2005	672	#453
2006	566	#533
2007	563	#547
2008	534	#579
2009	453	#653
2010	412	#692
2011	543	#536
2012	472	#607
2013	437	#650
2014	391	#718
2015	429	#668
2016	437	#670
2017	397	#723
2018	347	#790
2019	349	#795
2020	366	#746
2021	341	#815
2022	320	#868
2023	321	#844
2024	310	#871