Theresa

“Variant of Teresa”

Girl's name · #1548 in the US (2025) · Retro

Theresa has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #32 (1956) · 404,613 babies named Theresa all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #39 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Theresas

Theresa May — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
Theresa Russell — American actress
Theresa of León — Countess-Queen of Portugal
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska — Electress of Bavaria and of the Electorate of the Palatinate (1676-1730)
Theresa Kachindamoto — paramount chief in Malawi

Theresa (Siryn) — Uncanny X-Men · X-Factor
Theresa Diaz — fictional human
Theresa Russo — Wizards of Waverly Place · Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Among 843 notable people named Theresa:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.25× more often than among typical names — e.g. Theresa Goell, American archaeologist (1901-1985).

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