Boy or Girl

Is Theressa a boy or girl name?

Theressa was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,145 US babies named Theressa were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Theressa since 1886
2,145
Most popular year
1961
60 babies
Babies named Theressa each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Theressa from 1886 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Theressa, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s05100%
1890s029100%
1900s070100%
1910s0168100%
1920s0229100%
1930s0191100%
1940s0197100%
1950s0413100%
1960s0404100%
1970s0207100%
1980s0118100%
1990s071100%
2000s043100%
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–7#15,266
20070–6#17,467
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–6#15,940
20030–7#13,738
20020–10#10,181
20010–0–
20000–7#13,043
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–8#10,754
19960–9#9,528
19950–6#13,263
19940–12#7,572
19930–7#11,702
19920–11#8,029
19910–8#10,197
19900–10#8,447
19890–9#8,702
19880–11#7,079
19870–14#5,596
19860–9#7,711
19850–9#7,520
19840–10#6,755
19830–20#3,939
19820–9#7,429
19810–9#7,369
19800–18#4,311
19790–11#6,148
19780–7#8,495
19770–23#3,360
19760–12#5,181
19750–20#3,501
19740–23#3,097
19730–23#3,011
19720–28#2,588
19710–24#2,947
19700–36#2,237
19690–34#2,206
19680–41#1,882
19670–36#1,978
19660–34#2,020
19650–35#1,987
19640–33#2,108
19630–51#1,594
19620–42#1,780
19610–60#1,449
19600–38#1,853
19590–53#1,497
19580–40#1,730
19570–50#1,528
19560–47#1,557
19550–46#1,512
19540–46#1,501
19530–36#1,669
19520–34#1,707
19510–33#1,698
19500–28#1,831
19490–29#1,804
19480–29#1,771
19470–23#2,085
19460–17#2,387
19450–12#2,731
19440–17#2,192
19430–21#1,944
19420–12#2,798
19410–19#1,948
19400–18#1,956
19390–13#2,405
19380–14#2,328
19370–20#1,778
19360–22#1,635
19350–14#2,295
19340–21#1,691
19330–16#2,041
19320–23#1,630
19310–22#1,678
19300–26#1,564
19290–16#2,174
19280–22#1,827
19270–18#2,162
19260–20#1,992
19250–32#1,465
19240–26#1,713
19230–28#1,590
19220–20#2,021
19210–28#1,618
19200–19#2,069
19190–27#1,558
19180–22#1,799
19170–25#1,548
19160–26#1,479
19150–21#1,668
19140–8#2,846
19130–14#1,665
19120–10#1,968
19110–8#1,942
19100–7#2,120
19090–13#1,210
19080–9#1,534
19070–11#1,279
19060–0–
19050–7#1,681
19040–0–
19030–5#2,061
19020–8#1,423
19010–8#1,325
19000–9#1,418
18990–11#1,024
18980–7#1,490
18970–0–
18960–0–
18950–0–
18940–5#1,688
18930–0–
18920–6#1,435
18910–0–
18900–0–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–5#1,267

Highest rank

Theressa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,024 in 1899. 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 Theressa

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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.