Teresa

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A few things about Teresa you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Teresa

Teresa Teng

Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)

Choose Teresa and your child shares a first name with Teresa Teng, a Taiwanese ROC singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Teresa, like who?” Teresa Teng's Wikipedia article is available in 81 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,522 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Teresa, 291 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Teresa would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTeresa has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Teresas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1963, when it ranked #18. Today it's #908, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTeresa was 2.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,020 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 5,522.
• 🍂TrendTeresa has slipped 163 places over the last five years and now sits at #908. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedTeresa is most popular in Illinois, where it ranks #494, followed by Iowa (#565) and Massachusetts (#624). It's in the top 1,000 in 16 states.

About the name Teresa

Teresa is a girl name of Gaelic origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-esa”. US birth records list Teresa for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked #18 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #908, with 291 babies.

Origin:Gaelic names