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Teressa

Teressa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“harvester”
Origin
Greek
Say it
tuh-RESS-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Teresa/Theresa. The name's exact origin is debated, but the most accepted traditional meaning is from Greek and interpreted as 'harvester.'

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How popular is Teressa?

20241.5 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Teressa in 20245

Peak year1960

Total US babies since 18806,475

Teressa is fading: recent use is about 38% of its level ten years before.

Names like Teressa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Tessato reap · Greek
  • Teresauncertain, possibly harvest · Greek
  • Theresauncertain, possibly harvest · Greek
  • Terito harvest · Greek
  • Terrieruler of the people · English
  • Tereseuncertain; traditionally linked with summer or harvest · Greek
  • Sophiawisdom · Greek
  • Sofiawisdom · Greek

Teressa questions

What does the name Teressa mean?

Teressa means "harvester". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Teresa/Theresa. The name's exact origin is debated, but the most accepted traditional meaning is from Greek and interpreted as 'harvester.'

Is Teressa a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Teressa?

5 US babies were named Teressa in 2024. Its peak year was 1960.

How do you pronounce Teressa?

Teressa is usually pronounced tuh-RESS-uh.

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.