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Therese

“Variant of Teresa” — Greek, via Teresa origin

Girl's name · #2298 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Therese has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #220 (1927) · 35,590 babies named Therese all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,400 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 10,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Thereses

• Therese Johaug — Norwegian cross-country skier
• Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen — Queen consort of Bavaria
• Therese Neumann — German mystic (1898-1962)
• Therese Brunsvik — Hungarian noble (1775-1861)
• Therese Alshammar — Swedish swimmer

In stories & tradition

• Therese Voerman — Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
• Therese Latreia — Mushoku Tensei · Mushoku Tensei: Eris The Goblin Slayer
• Therese Fornet — Big Red

What Thereses become

Among 568 notable people named Therese:

Entertainers appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Therese Giehse, German actress (1898–1975).

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