People with the first name Theresa
278,873
About 1 in 1,189 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Theresa?
Theresa was the #192 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#192
More common than 99.6% of listed first names
Peak year
1961
11,991 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
136
#2,868 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,189
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.1% male99.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Theresa across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Theresa reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1961, with 11,991 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 136 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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