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Girl name

Theressa

100% girls · last recorded 2008

Theressa has been given to about 2,145 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,403
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Theressa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 60
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,145

How popular is Theressa?

Its best year was 1961, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 1450th. The typical living American called Theressa is about 64 years old today.

Names that sound like Theressa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Theresa0.97
  2. Teresa0.87
  3. Teressa0.90
  4. Tressa0.74
  5. Therese0.72
  6. Tresa0.72
  7. Venessa0.69
  8. Tessa0.64

Middle names for Theressa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Theressa Rose0.85
  2. Theressa Louise0.85
  3. Theressa June0.84
  4. Theressa Pearl0.84
  5. Theressa Quinn0.84
  6. Theressa Nell0.84

Sibling names for Theressa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.78
  2. Ramonasister · 0.77
  3. Lenorasister · 0.76
  4. Louiebrother · 0.75
  5. Frankieeither · 0.74
  6. Otisbrother · 0.73

Where Theressa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Theressa White0.80
    2. Theressa Reyes0.80
    3. Theressa Nguyen0.80
    4. Theressa Moore0.80
    5. Theressa Lee0.80
    6. Theressa Hill0.80

    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 Theressa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.