Teresa
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning to harvest; the harvester.
Babies a year
395
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#911
down from #871
UK popularity
#1362
23 babies
How Teresa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #666 |
| 2016 | #671 |
| 2017 | #724 |
| 2018 | #790 |
| 2019 | #797 |
| 2020 | #745 |
| 2021 | #819 |
| 2022 | #871 |
| 2023 | #844 |
| 2024 | #871 |
| 2025 | #911 |
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Teresa. In the US, 395 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 18,904 in 1961.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Teresa was most common in 1960, when it went to 0.91% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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