Therese
Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to:
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Therese
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- English
- French
The Story of Therese
American parents first put Therese on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 1,211 Thereses were born — ranking #252 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Thereses. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,143 among baby girl names with 90 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 36K Thereses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Therese
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Therese. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Therese
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About the name Therese
Therese is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 36K births in the dataset. Therese's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #220. Use the chart and map above to compare Therese'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.