Boy or Girl

Is Terese a boy or girl name?

Terese was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,502 US babies named Terese were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Terese since 1889
6,502
Most popular year
1957
268 babies
Babies named Terese each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Terese from 1889 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0751502253001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Terese, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s05100%
1890s015100%
1900s039100%
1910s0115100%
1920s0248100%
1930s0226100%
1940s0364100%
1950s02,080100%
1960s01,822100%
1970s0696100%
1980s0496100%
1990s0263100%
2000s0108100%
2010s018100%
2020s07100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–7#13,343
20190–0–
20180–5#17,893
20170–0–
20160–7#14,197
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–6#16,590
20100–0–
20090–6#17,111
20080–8#13,716
20070–11#10,764
20060–7#15,020
20050–11#10,074
20040–10#10,623
20030–9#11,251
20020–16#7,018
20010–12#8,704
20000–18#6,188
19990–10#9,415
19980–29#4,015
19970–20#5,211
19960–20#5,046
19950–24#4,344
19940–21#4,831
19930–28#3,870
19920–37#3,140
19910–37#3,091
19900–37#3,070
19890–23#4,240
19880–35#2,978
19870–37#2,716
19860–44#2,338
19850–39#2,541
19840–66#1,681
19830–55#1,904
19820–56#1,918
19810–68#1,697
19800–73#1,603
19790–62#1,765
19780–46#2,089
19770–47#2,059
19760–67#1,533
19750–67#1,525
19740–59#1,615
19730–69#1,430
19720–75#1,351
19710–89#1,252
19700–115#1,067
19690–115#1,018
19680–106#1,011
19670–114#957
19660–141#842
19650–179#750
19640–201#735
19630–221#677
19620–236#663
19610–267#627
19600–242#653
19590–258#621
19580–228#658
19570–268#591
19560–257#591
19550–256#571
19540–233#595
19530–178#678
19520–158#709
19510–146#724
19500–98#899
19490–72#1,063
19480–61#1,154
19470–53#1,252
19460–42#1,358
19450–22#1,819
19440–30#1,518
19430–29#1,587
19420–19#2,038
19410–23#1,690
19400–13#2,403
19390–20#1,786
19380–18#1,937
19370–25#1,531
19360–19#1,794
19350–19#1,839
19340–22#1,646
19330–21#1,713
19320–26#1,515
19310–24#1,587
19300–32#1,365
19290–22#1,754
19280–41#1,205
19270–38#1,301
19260–41#1,218
19250–33#1,438
19240–17#2,301
19230–12#2,896
19220–16#2,371
19210–17#2,273
19200–11#3,075
19190–13#2,625
19180–9#3,487
19170–11#2,859
19160–11#2,812
19150–16#2,040
19140–21#1,437
19130–15#1,593
19120–8#2,335
19110–5#2,823
19100–6#2,374
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–9#1,497
19060–5#2,188
19050–5#2,205
19040–7#1,644
19030–0–
19020–6#1,771
19010–0–
19000–7#1,712
18990–5#1,814
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18950–5#1,787
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–0–
18900–5#1,514
18890–5#1,463

Highest rank

Terese has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #571 in 1955. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Terese

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.