Therese

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly summer, harvest or huntress
Origin: Greek — French form of Teresa

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#487 in Norway (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,768 in Canada (2025) · #1,786 in France (2025) · #3,591 in Austria (2025) · #5,927 in England & Wales (2025) · #22,603 in Italy (2024) · #11,386 in Ecuador (2023) · #424 in N. Ireland (2019) · #896 in Ireland (2015) · #1,123 in Belgium (1998) · #576 in Scotland (1989) and 3 more.

Famous Thereses

Thérèse of Lisieux — French Discalced Carmelite nun and saint (1873–1897)
Therese Johaug — Norwegian cross-country skier (born 1988)
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen — Queen of Bavaria from 1825 to 1848 (1792–1854)
Thérèse Coffey — Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022 (born 1971)
Therese Neumann — German mystic (1898–1962)

In stories & tradition

Thérèse Raquin — Thérèse Raquin (book)
Therese Voerman — Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (video game)
Therese Latreia — Mushoku Tensei (novel series)

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 · Marguerite

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