Is Therese a boy or girl name?
Therese is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 85 girls and 0 boys were named Therese, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 35,512 US babies named Therese were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,227
- Babies named Therese since 1880
- 35,512
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 1,211 babies
Boys and girls named Therese, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 102 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 204 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 282 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 899 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 4,501 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 3,227 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,165 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 9,333 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 7,583 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,944 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,430 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,052 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 846 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 608 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 331 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,227 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,510 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,600 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,106 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,005 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,498 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,581 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,382 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,805 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,492 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,309 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,264 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,450 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,612 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,507 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,440 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,615 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,537 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,071 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,238 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,366 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,865 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,584 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,866 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,635 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,688 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,623 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,879 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,481 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,484 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,436 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,376 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,428 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,371 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,203 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,352 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,127 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,209 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,010 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 153 | #952 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 155 | #953 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 164 | #924 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 163 | #926 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 154 | #964 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 168 | #893 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 142 | #980 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 154 | #916 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 175 | #799 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 174 | #799 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 188 | #753 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 227 | #657 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 174 | #790 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 238 | #665 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 304 | #582 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 337 | #537 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 408 | #476 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 442 | #452 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 557 | #385 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 721 | #337 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 853 | #321 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 970 | #298 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,019 | #285 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,079 | #281 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,197 | #258 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,211 | #252 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,139 | #259 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,131 | #254 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,069 | #257 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,078 | #252 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 889 | #284 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 828 | #288 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 826 | #280 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 607 | #321 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 555 | #325 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 494 | #354 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 476 | #355 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 410 | #399 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 354 | #407 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 273 | #434 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 246 | #457 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 233 | #485 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 249 | #469 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 213 | #480 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 217 | #455 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 212 | #459 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 238 | #435 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 229 | #431 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 259 | #395 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 296 | #369 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 262 | #405 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 306 | #362 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 398 | #322 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,272 | 451 | #299 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 576 | #260 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 664 | #240 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 776 | #226 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 841 | #220 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 781 | #227 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 533 | #291 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 289 | #406 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 204 | #485 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 145 | #600 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 145 | #602 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 123 | #654 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 119 | #636 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 129 | #624 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 111 | #648 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 117 | #629 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 115 | #610 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 100 | #565 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 74 | #603 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 52 | #703 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 37 | #721 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 45 | #636 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 32 | #718 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 30 | #721 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 39 | #599 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 30 | #676 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 28 | #681 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 37 | #556 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 30 | #605 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 22 | #753 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,324 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 26 | #722 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 22 | #678 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 22 | #715 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 26 | #614 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 16 | #838 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 33 | #519 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 17 | #739 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 20 | #657 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 12 | #904 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 23 | #557 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 13 | #789 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 11 | #835 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 14 | #720 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #853 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #604 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 13 | #625 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 12 | #638 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,040 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #893 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #818 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 11 | #543 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Therese reached #4,272 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #220 in 1927. 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 Therese
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.