Teresita
Teresita is a diminutive version of the Spanish given name Teresa. People with this name include:Teresita Abundo, Filipino educator and athlete Teresita Barajuen, Spanish Roman Catholic nun Teresita de Barbieri (1937-2018), Uruguayan-born Mexican feminist sociologist, academic, researcher Teresita de Jesús Borges, Mexican politician Teresita Caraveo, Mexican politician Teresita Castillo…
Meaning & Origin of Teresita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teresita is a diminutive version of the Spanish given name Teresa. People with this name include:Teresita Abundo, Filipino educator and athlete Teresita Barajuen, Spanish Roman Catholic nun Teresita de Barbieri (1937-2018), Uruguayan-born Mexican feminist sociologist, academic, researcher Teresita de Jesús Borges, Mexican politician Teresita Caraveo, Mexican politician Teresita Castillo…
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The Story of Teresita
Teresita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 80 Teresitas were born — ranking #1,230 that year. As of 2026, Teresita ranks #8,597 for baby girls with 11 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 3K Teresitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Teresita
Teresita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Teresita's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #1,230. Use the chart and map above to compare Teresita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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