Therese

“Variant of Teresa” — Greek, via Teresa origin

Girl's name · #2324 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Therese belongs to an older America first — it reached #220 back in 1927 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2324. About 36,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

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

Thérèse of Lisieux — French Discalced Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church (1873–1897)
Therese Johaug — Norwegian cross-country skier
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen — Queen consort of Bavaria
Thérèse Coffey — British politician
Therese Neumann — German mystic (1898-1962)

In stories & tradition

Thérèse Raquin — Thérèse Raquin
Therese Voerman — Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
Therese Latreia — Mushoku Tensei · Mushoku Tensei: Eris The Goblin Slayer

What Thereses become

Among 890 notable people named Therese:

Entertainers appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Therese Giehse, German actress (1898–1975).

Similar names: Theresa · Doris · Terra · Jesse · Greta · Joanne

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