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Teresita

/tɚɛˈsitə/ · 100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Teresita has been given to about 3,376 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables4
Pronunciation/tɚɛˈsitə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,914
Median age today51 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Teresita per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1962 · 80
  • Born in 202510
  • All time3,376

How popular is Teresita?

Its best year was 1962, when 80 babies were given the name, ranking 1233rd. The typical living American called Teresita is about 51 years old today.

Names that sound like Teresita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Teresa0.71
  2. Teressa0.71
  3. Renita0.68
  4. Bernita0.68
  5. Vernita0.68
  6. Theresa0.62
  7. Trista0.64
  8. Rosita0.64

Middle names for Teresita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Teresita Noelle0.79
  2. Teresita Belle0.79
  3. Teresita Rose0.77
  4. Teresita Louise0.77
  5. Teresita June0.76
  6. Teresita Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Teresita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.85
  2. Barronbrother · 0.82
  3. Rudybrother · 0.81
  4. Claybrother · 0.81
  5. Laurelsister · 0.79
  6. Angiesister · 0.79

Where Teresita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Teresita White0.72
    2. Teresita Reyes0.72
    3. Teresita Nguyen0.72
    4. Teresita Moore0.72
    5. Teresita Lee0.72
    6. Teresita Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Teresita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.