Teresa

“Variant of Theresa”

Girl's name · #911 in the US (2025) · Retro

Teresa's best rank, #18, came in 1961; it has stepped well back to #911 today. Roughly 416,000 girls have been named Teresa since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Teresa's short forms are Teri, Tessa, Tess, Tessie, and Terri. About 1,000 girls a year are given Tessa as their full name. Together with its spelling variant Theresa (#1559), Teresa would rank around #664 with about 430 births last year — the newborns split about 68/32 between Teresa and Theresa.

Around the world: #100 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Teresas

Teresa of Ávila — Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
Teresa Teng — Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)
Teresa Wright — American actress (1918–2005)
Teresa Palmer — Australian actress, model, writer and producer
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies — Princess of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and Empress of the Empire of Brazil (1822-1889)

In stories & tradition

Teresa (Tracy Bond) — On Her Majesty's Secret Service · 007 Legends
Teresa Lisbon — The Mentalist
Teresa Elizabeth Parker — comics character

What Teresas become

Among 2,169 notable people named Teresa:

Medical professionals appear 1.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Teresa Forcades, Catalan Benedictine nun, theologian, physician and activist.

Similar names: Theresa · Wendy · Terra · Lisa · Dana · Paula

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