Therese

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

⭐ Famous Therese

Therese Johaug

Norwegian cross-country skier

Choose Therese and your child shares a first name with Therese Johaug, a Norwegian cross-country skier. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Therese, like who?” Therese Johaug's Wikipedia article is available in 37 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Stein Langørgen, CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,325 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Therese, 79 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Therese would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTherese has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Thereses, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1927, when it ranked #220. Today it's #2,298, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendTherese has climbed 668 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,298. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Therese

Therese is a girl name. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-ese”. US birth records list Therese for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked #220 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,298, with 79 babies.