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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 48 babies (rank #532 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

586

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	48	#532
1997	37	#671
1998	26	#866
1999	33	#719
2000	30	#779
2001	32	#778
2002	22	#1,029
2003	18	#1,264
2004	34	#818
2005	22	#1,163
2006	16	#1,582
2007	21	#1,332
2008	24	#1,244
2009	28	#1,136
2010	32	#1,070
2011	19	#1,605
2012	38	#971
2013	27	#1,290
2014	21	#1,497
2015	26	#1,320
2016	32	#1,109