Teressa Girl
How popular is Teressa?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Teressa in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
5,493living people named Teressa (est.)
60median age of people named Teressa
6,480babies named Teressa since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Teressa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▲ 350 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-17% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #14,477 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (266 girls) |
| Highest rank | #617 in 1960 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Teressa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Teresa family of names ranked #803 for girls in 2025 (#767 the year before), with 302 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa | 291 | 96% |
| Tereza | 6 | 2% |
| Teressa | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Teressa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #836 |
| 1890s | 15 | #1,093 |
| 1900s | 20 | #1,289 |
| 1910s | 95 | #1,792 |
| 1920s | 123 | #1,957 |
| 1930s | 97 | #2,340 |
| 1940s | 254 | #1,143 |
| 1950s | 1,480 | #666 |
| 1960s | 2,229 | #617 |
| 1970s | 1,080 | #775 |
| 1980s | 509 | #1,641 |
| 1990s | 345 | #2,543 |
| 2000s | 168 | #4,617 |
| 2010s | 44 | #10,446 |
| 2020s | 16 | #13,448 |
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Questions
- Is Teressa a boy or girl name?
- Teressa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Teressa were girls.
- How popular is the name Teressa?
- 5 baby girls were named Teressa in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Teressa most popular?
- Teressa peaked in 1960, when 266 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #617 in 1960.
- How many people are named Teressa?
- 6,480 babies have been named Teressa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,493 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 60.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.