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Teresa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain, possibly harvest”
Origin
Greek
Say it
tuh-REE-suh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

A traditional form of Theresa. The name's origin is uncertain; a long-standing association connects it with Greek theros, meaning 'summer' or 'harvest'.

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How popular is Teresa?

202493.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Teresa in 2024310

2024 rank#867 girls

Peak year1962

Total US babies since 1880416,911

Teresa is steady now but far below its 1962 peak.

Names like Teresa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Tessato reap · Greek
  • Theresauncertain, possibly harvest · Greek
  • Tessto harvest · Greek
  • Thereseuncertain, possibly summer or harvest · Greek
  • Terito harvest · Greek
  • Tessieto reap; harvester · English
  • Terrieruler of the people · English
  • Tressathird · English

Teresa questions

What does the name Teresa mean?

Teresa means "uncertain, possibly harvest". It comes from Greek. A traditional form of Theresa. The name's origin is uncertain; a long-standing association connects it with Greek theros, meaning 'summer' or 'harvest'.

Is Teresa a boy or girl name?

Teresa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Teresa?

310 US babies were named Teresa in 2024. Its peak year was 1962.

How do you pronounce Teresa?

Teresa is usually pronounced tuh-REE-suh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.