Therese
Girl name · #2300 in 2025 · Uniqueness 57/100
Therese is currently the #2300 girl name in the United States — 79 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2773, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,785 girls born in 2025 was named Therese.
The 145-year story
Therese first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 11 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1959, when 1,211 girls were named Therese — good for #252 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Therese per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Therese in class?
Therese scores 57 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Therese is most common
Geography matters for names, and Therese is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Thereses were FL (9), TX (6), CA (5), OH (5), PA (5). Large states dominate raw counts, but the relative mix is a useful signal of regional taste.
Names like Therese
Statistically, parents drawn to Therese tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Denise, Darlene, Jackie, Suzanne, and Marianne.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Therese | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #2298 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2178 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2494 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2579 |
| 2021 | 53 | #3069 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2966 |
| 2019 | 45 | #3451 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2557 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2713 |
| 2016 | 79 | #2366 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2773 |
| 2014 | 73 | #2469 |
| 2013 | 49 | #3267 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3213 |
| 2011 | 47 | #3407 |
| 2010 | 70 | #2589 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2485 |
| 2008 | 79 | #2419 |
| 2007 | 71 | #2597 |
| 2006 | 73 | #2512 |
| 2005 | 91 | #2057 |
| 2004 | 79 | #2229 |
| 2003 | 71 | #2346 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1853 |
| 2001 | 118 | #1573 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Therese a popular girl name?
Therese ranked #2300 among girls in 2025 with 79 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2773.
When was the name Therese most popular?
Therese peaked in 1959, when 1,211 American girls received the name (ranked #252 that year). Since 1959 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Therese?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,785 newborn American girls was named Therese. It scores 57/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.