Therese is an established variant of Theresa that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Therese is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,324 for girl births in the United States (and #4,185 across all names), given to 79 babies. Therese was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (1,211 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | #2,324 | — |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | #2,197 | — |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | #2,513 | — |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | #2,603 | — |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | #3,108 | — |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | #3,011 | — |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 | #3,498 | — |
| 2018 | 68 | 68 | #2,582 | — |
| 2017 | 63 | 63 | #2,739 | — |
| 2016 | 79 | 79 | #2,382 | — |
| 2015 | 63 | 63 | #2,807 | — |
| 2014 | 73 | 73 | #2,494 | — |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | #3,310 | — |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 | #3,265 | — |
| 2011 | 47 | 47 | #3,450 | — |
| 2010 | 70 | 70 | #2,612 | — |
| 2009 | 76 | 76 | #2,507 | — |
| 2008 | 79 | 79 | #2,440 | — |
| 2007 | 71 | 71 | #2,615 | — |
| 2006 | 73 | 73 | #2,537 | — |
| 2005 | 91 | 91 | #2,072 | — |
| 2004 | 79 | 79 | #2,239 | — |
| 2003 | 71 | 71 | #2,366 | — |
| 2002 | 96 | 96 | #1,865 | — |
| 2001 | 118 | 118 | #1,584 | — |
| 2000 | 92 | 92 | #1,866 | — |
| 1999 | 103 | 103 | #1,635 | — |
| 1998 | 95 | 95 | #1,688 | — |
| 1997 | 98 | — | #1,623 | — |
| 1996 | 78 | — | #1,879 | — |
| 1995 | 109 | — | #1,473 | — |
| 1994 | 107 | — | #1,485 | — |
| 1993 | 113 | — | #1,436 | — |
| 1992 | 121 | — | #1,376 | — |
| 1991 | 113 | — | #1,427 | — |
| 1990 | 116 | — | #1,371 | — |
| 1989 | 135 | — | #1,203 | — |
| 1988 | 106 | — | #1,352 | — |
| 1987 | 133 | — | #1,127 | — |
| 1986 | 116 | — | #1,209 | — |
| 1985 | 152 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1984 | 153 | — | #952 | — |
| 1983 | 155 | — | #953 | — |
| 1982 | 164 | — | #924 | — |
| 1981 | 163 | — | #926 | — |
| 1980 | 154 | — | #964 | — |
| 1979 | 168 | — | #893 | — |
| 1978 | 142 | — | #980 | — |
| 1977 | 154 | — | #916 | — |
| 1976 | 175 | — | #799 | — |
| 1975 | 174 | — | #799 | — |
| 1974 | 188 | — | #753 | — |
| 1973 | 227 | — | #657 | — |
| 1972 | 174 | — | #790 | — |
| 1971 | 237 | — | #666 | — |
| 1970 | 304 | — | #582 | — |
| 1969 | 337 | — | #537 | — |
| 1968 | 408 | — | #476 | — |
| 1967 | 442 | — | #452 | — |
| 1966 | 557 | — | #385 | — |
| 1965 | 721 | — | #337 | — |
| 1964 | 853 | — | #321 | — |
| 1963 | 970 | — | #298 | — |
| 1962 | 1,019 | — | #285 | — |
| 1961 | 1,080 | — | #281 | — |
| 1960 | 1,197 | — | #258 | — |
| 1959 | 1,211 | — | #252 | — |
| 1958 | 1,139 | — | #259 | — |
| 1957 | 1,131 | — | #254 | — |
| 1956 | 1,069 | — | #257 | — |
| 1955 | 1,078 | — | #252 | — |
| 1954 | 889 | — | #284 | — |
| 1953 | 828 | — | #288 | — |
| 1952 | 826 | — | #280 | — |
| 1951 | 607 | — | #321 | — |
| 1950 | 555 | — | #325 | — |
| 1949 | 494 | — | #354 | — |
| 1948 | 476 | — | #355 | — |
| 1947 | 410 | — | #399 | — |
| 1946 | 354 | — | #407 | — |
| 1945 | 273 | — | #434 | — |
| 1944 | 246 | — | #457 | — |
| 1943 | 233 | — | #485 | — |
| 1942 | 249 | — | #469 | — |
| 1941 | 213 | — | #480 | — |
| 1940 | 217 | — | #455 | — |
| 1939 | 212 | — | #459 | — |
| 1938 | 238 | — | #435 | — |
| 1937 | 229 | — | #431 | — |
| 1936 | 260 | — | #395 | — |
| 1935 | 295 | — | #369 | — |
| 1934 | 262 | — | #405 | — |
| 1933 | 306 | — | #362 | — |
| 1932 | 398 | — | #322 | — |
| 1931 | 456 | — | #299 | #4,272 |
| 1930 | 576 | — | #260 | — |
| 1929 | 664 | — | #240 | — |
| 1928 | 776 | — | #226 | — |
| 1927 | 841 | — | #220 | — |
| 1926 | 781 | — | #227 | — |
| 1925 | 533 | — | #291 | — |
| 1924 | 289 | — | #406 | — |
| 1923 | 204 | — | #485 | — |
| 1922 | 145 | — | #600 | — |
| 1921 | 145 | — | #602 | — |
| 1920 | 123 | — | #654 | — |
| 1919 | 119 | — | #636 | — |
| 1918 | 129 | — | #624 | — |
| 1917 | 111 | — | #648 | — |
| 1916 | 117 | — | #629 | — |
| 1915 | 115 | — | #610 | — |
| 1914 | 100 | — | #565 | — |
| 1913 | 74 | — | #603 | — |
| 1912 | 52 | — | #703 | — |
| 1911 | 37 | — | #721 | — |
| 1910 | 45 | — | #636 | — |
| 1909 | 32 | — | #718 | — |
| 1908 | 30 | — | #721 | — |
| 1907 | 39 | — | #599 | — |
| 1906 | 30 | — | #676 | — |
| 1905 | 28 | — | #681 | — |
| 1904 | 37 | — | #556 | — |
| 1903 | 30 | — | #605 | — |
| 1902 | 22 | — | #753 | — |
| 1901 | 8 | — | #1,324 | — |
| 1900 | 26 | — | #722 | — |
| 1899 | 22 | — | #678 | — |
| 1898 | 22 | — | #715 | — |
| 1897 | 26 | — | #614 | — |
| 1896 | 16 | — | #838 | — |
| 1895 | 33 | — | #519 | — |
| 1894 | 17 | — | #739 | — |
| 1893 | 20 | — | #657 | — |
| 1892 | 12 | — | #904 | — |
| 1891 | 23 | — | #557 | — |
| 1890 | 13 | — | #789 | — |
| 1889 | 11 | — | #835 | — |
| 1888 | 14 | — | #720 | — |
| 1887 | 9 | — | #853 | — |
| 1886 | 15 | — | #604 | — |
| 1885 | 13 | — | #625 | — |
| 1884 | 12 | — | #638 | — |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #1,040 | — |
| 1882 | 6 | — | #893 | — |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #818 | — |
| 1880 | 11 | — | #543 | — |