Teresa is a girl name family recorded 1,243,042 times in 24 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Czechia (#11 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Montevideo in 1942, at 878.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Thérèse (France), Theresa (Austria), Tereza (Czechia).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Teresa
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa | Spanish | 417,209 | 🇺🇸 United States | #908 | 1962 | ▼ 24 % |
| Teresa | Spanish | 108,581 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1062 | 1922 | ▼ 14 % |
| Teresa | Spanish | 10,493 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #867 | 1965 | ▼ 9 % |
| Teresa | Spanish | 4,810 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1964 | – |
| Teresa | Spanish | 4,033 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #99 | 2003 | – |
| Teresa | Spanish | 3,915 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #592 | 1967 | new |
| Theresa | English | 405,831 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1548 | 1961 | ▼ 28 % |
| Theresa | English | 11,104 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #39 | 1994 | ▼ 21 % |
| Theresa | English | 9,311 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1284 | 1928 | ▼ 13 % |
| Theresa | English | 2,394 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1957 | – |
| Theresa | English | 2,285 | 🇫🇷 France | #4863 | 1905 | ▼ 15 % |
| Theresa | English | 1,933 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1967 | – |
| Thérèse | French | 175,895 | 🇫🇷 France | #1539 | 1928 | ▲ 26 % |
| Thérèse | French | 35,595 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2298 | 1927 | ▲ 40 % |
| Thérèse | French | 1,900 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1585 | 1928 | new |
| Thérèse | French | 1,356 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1973 | – |
| Thérèse | French | 1,149 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1964 | – |
| Thérèse | French | 699 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 1998 | – |
| Tereza | French | 5,570 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #11 | 2010 | – |
| Tereza | French | 1,147 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1936 | – |
| Tereza | French | 797 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 1975 | ▼ 33 % |
| Tereza | French | 118 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #154 | 2022 | new |
| Tereza | French | 83 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2015 | – |
| Tereza | French | 65 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1975 | – |
| Terese | English | 6,503 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1961 | – |
| Terese | English | 53 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 1999 | – |
| Terese | English | 12 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1952 | – |
| Teressa | English | 6,480 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 1960 | ▼ 6 % |
| Teressa | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1974 | – |
| Theressa | English | 2,145 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1899 | – |
| Theressa | English | 108 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1970 | – |
| Theressa | English | 15 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1974 | – |
| Thereze | French | 1,745 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1902 | – |
| Terresa | English | 1,571 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1962 | – |
| Terezie | Czech | 457 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #98 | 2010 | – |
| Terressa | English | 401 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1960 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Theresa ↔ Thérèse — checked by hand
- Theresa ↔ Teresa — checked by hand
- Theresa ↔ Tereza — checked by hand
- Theresa ↔ Terezie — checked by hand
- Teresa ↔ Teressa — spelling variant
- Teresa ↔ Theressa — spelling variant
- Teresa ↔ Terresa — spelling variant
- Teresa ↔ Terressa — spelling variant
- Thérèse ↔ Terese — spelling variant
- Thérèse ↔ Thereze — spelling variant
Questions about Teresa
How popular is the name Teresa?
In 2025 it ranked #11 in Czechia. Official registers record 1,243,042 births across 24 countries.
What is Teresa in other languages?
Theresa (English); Thérèse (French); Tereza (French); Terese (English); Teressa (English); Theressa (English); Thereze (French); Terresa (English); Terezie (Czech); Terressa (English).
When was Teresa most popular?
It peaked in Montevideo in 1942, at 878.9 births per 100,000.
Is Teresa a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Teresa is a girl name.