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Teresa

Teresa holds the #908 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 291 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #745 in 2020 to #908 today. Its strongest year on record was 1961 (#18 nationally, 18,909 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Illinois (#494 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#908
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#18
in 1961 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
291
girls named Teresa

Teresa popularity, 1880–2025

0.25%0.51%0.76%1.0%18801900192019401960198020002020#18 in 1961
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1961

Where Teresa is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025WI—Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: #1087 (13 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1087Massachusetts: #624 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#624Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #494 (20 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IL#494Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025CT—California: #800 (37 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#800Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025NE—Missouri: #728 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#728Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025AR—Tennessee: #888 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#888North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025AL—Georgia: #854 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#854Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Teresa in 2025HI—Texas: #700 (43 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#700Florida: #735 (22 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#735
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Illinois (#494), Iowa (#565), Massachusetts (#624)

Uniqueness score

49/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Teresa in the most recent year of SSA data.

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