Is Theresa a boy or girl name?
Theresa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 145 girls and 0 boys were named Theresa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 405,689 US babies named Theresa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,499
- Babies named Theresa since 1880
- 405,689
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 11,990 babies
Boys and girls named Theresa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2,505 | 100% |
| 1890s | 5 | 4,730 | 99.9% |
| 1900s | 10 | 6,396 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 27 | 18,348 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 129 | 36,667 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 160 | 32,785 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 105 | 35,790 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 181 | 89,605 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 294 | 97,115 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 174 | 40,078 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 118 | 22,390 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 15 | 10,591 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,554 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,196 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 721 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,499 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,696 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,484 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,439 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,408 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,266 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,105 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,196 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,196 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,126 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,217 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,076 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,156 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 282 | #922 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 282 | #948 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 342 | #832 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 379 | #769 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 395 | #716 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 439 | #637 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 410 | #671 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 494 | #567 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 532 | #516 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 602 | #462 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 679 | #418 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 701 | #400 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 787 | #365 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 853 | #336 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 883 | #318 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 948 | #292 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,063 | #264 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,159 | #242 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,238 | #226 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,500 | 1,460 | #206 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,336 | 1,499 | #196 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,498 | 1,546 | #180 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,699 | 1,658 | #171 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,923 | 1,739 | #159 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,289 | 1,979 | #144 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,493 | 2,123 | #136 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,258 | 2,307 | #121 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,853 | 2,416 | #122 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,207 | 2,753 | #109 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,394 | 2,943 | #100 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,592 | 2,926 | #104 |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,048 | 2,995 | #100 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,561 | 2,922 | #101 |
| 1977 | 14 | #3,031 | 2,914 | #98 |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,080 | 3,174 | #89 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,278 | 3,611 | #78 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,306 | 3,856 | #79 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,429 | 4,179 | #69 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,867 | 4,569 | #68 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,742 | 5,446 | #61 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,697 | 6,412 | #53 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,676 | 6,857 | #49 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,892 | 7,307 | #47 |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,384 | 8,104 | #43 |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,425 | 8,700 | #46 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,716 | 9,684 | #45 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,576 | 10,557 | #38 |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,226 | 11,041 | #38 |
| 1962 | 33 | #1,385 | 11,058 | #40 |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,464 | 11,959 | #35 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,335 | 11,848 | #35 |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,464 | 11,655 | #34 |
| 1958 | 26 | #1,555 | 11,451 | #33 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,628 | 11,188 | #36 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,716 | 10,841 | #32 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,787 | 9,619 | #38 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,201 | 8,509 | #47 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,278 | 7,715 | #50 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,367 | 6,809 | #60 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,359 | 6,190 | #64 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,293 | 5,628 | #65 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,446 | 5,603 | #63 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,312 | 5,556 | #63 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,349 | 4,390 | #85 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,880 | 3,684 | #96 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,975 | 2,896 | #96 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,083 | 2,817 | #96 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,717 | 2,929 | #100 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,994 | 2,799 | #98 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,477 | 2,675 | #95 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,796 | 2,441 | #102 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,598 | 2,611 | #94 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,737 | 2,763 | #92 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,468 | 2,702 | #95 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,440 | 2,758 | #88 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,827 | 2,863 | #86 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,547 | 3,192 | #77 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,896 | 3,266 | #70 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,503 | 3,813 | #60 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,585 | 4,034 | #59 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,813 | 4,783 | #50 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,922 | 5,068 | #49 |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,955 | 5,331 | #49 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,638 | 5,129 | #52 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,176 | 4,407 | #64 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,422 | 3,515 | #80 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,807 | 3,021 | #96 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,431 | 2,614 | #105 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,506 | 2,543 | #109 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,276 | 2,613 | #107 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,237 | 2,426 | #108 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 2,380 | #102 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 2,511 | #101 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 2,490 | #97 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,478 | 2,348 | #98 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,363 | 2,309 | #93 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 1,794 | #93 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 1,403 | #97 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 1,268 | #97 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,972 | 919 | #100 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,298 | 926 | #96 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 724 | #106 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 795 | #94 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 734 | #99 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,399 | 669 | #99 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 598 | #108 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 561 | #108 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 553 | #102 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 549 | #109 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 554 | #94 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,486 | 659 | #102 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 532 | #101 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 540 | #107 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 533 | #100 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 469 | #108 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,224 | 515 | #103 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 484 | #101 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 469 | #101 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 417 | #107 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 370 | #107 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 401 | #101 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 359 | #106 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 377 | #101 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 284 | #108 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 276 | #112 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 232 | #114 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 240 | #112 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 241 | #104 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 170 | #121 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 173 | #108 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 153 | #112 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Theresa reached #1,224 in 1895. As a girl name, it reached #32 in 1956. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Theresa
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.