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Theresa

Theresa: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Variant spelling of Teresa. The origin is uncertain, but it is often linked with Greek theros, 'summer' or 'harvest'.

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How popular is Theresa?

202444.0 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 Theresa in 2024145

2024 rank#1,492 girls

Peak year1961

Total US babies since 1880405,689

Theresa is steady now but far below its 1961 peak.

Names like Theresa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Tessato reap · Greek
  • Teresauncertain, 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

Theresa questions

What does the name Theresa mean?

Theresa means "uncertain, possibly harvest". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Teresa. The origin is uncertain, but it is often linked with Greek theros, 'summer' or 'harvest'.

Is Theresa a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Theresa?

145 US babies were named Theresa in 2024. Its peak year was 1961.

How do you pronounce Theresa?

Theresa is usually pronounced thuh-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.