Therese
Girl name · #2300 in 2025 · Very rare
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. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Therese in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Therese is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Therese will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Therese is most common
State-level data for Therese is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Therese
Based on popularity-curve shape, era, and phonetics, the nearest stylistic neighbors of Therese are Denise, Darlene, Jackie, Suzanne, Marianne — useful as a shortlist if Therese is close but not quite it.
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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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.