Therese

Therese: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “uncertain, possibly summer or harvest”
Origin: Greek
Say it: teh-REZ · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French and Scandinavian form of Theresa. The original meaning is uncertain; traditional explanations connect it with Greek Therasia or therizein.

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How popular is Therese?

202426.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Therese in 202485

2024 rank#2,213 girls

Peak year1927

Total US babies since 188035,512

Therese is steady now but far below its 1927 peak.

Names like Therese

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Tessato reap · Greek
Teresauncertain, possibly harvest · Greek
Theresauncertain, possibly harvest · Greek
Tessto harvest · Greek
Tessieto reap; harvester · English
Tressathird · English
Tressieharvester · English
Sophiawisdom · Greek

Therese questions

What does the name Therese mean?

Therese means "uncertain, possibly summer or harvest". It comes from Greek. French and Scandinavian form of Theresa. The original meaning is uncertain; traditional explanations connect it with Greek Therasia or therizein.

Is Therese a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Therese?

85 US babies were named Therese in 2024. Its peak year was 1927.

How do you pronounce Therese?

Therese is usually pronounced teh-REZ.

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.