Therese
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tuh-REES
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,298 for girls
Therese is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 2,298th for girls in the US (79 babies).
What does Therese mean?
Greek: French and German form of Teresa; ultimate origin uncertain, possibly Greek
St Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897), the Carmelite nun known as the Little Flower, is a famous bearer.
Is Therese a girl's or a boy's name?
Therese is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 79 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Therese in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Therese, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Therese in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Therese in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Therese in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,298among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 79 girls in the US were named Therese, making it the 2,298th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,966th. Its busiest year was 1959, with 1,211 girls.
Half of all the girls named Therese in the US since 1880 were born between 1938 and 1964, the years shaded on the chart below.
Therese in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #2,298 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2,494 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2,579 |
| 2021 | 53 | #3,069 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,966 |
| 2019 | 45 | #3,450 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,557 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,713 |
| 2016 | 79 | #2,366 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,773 |
| 2014 | 73 | #2,469 |
| 2013 | 49 | #3,266 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3,212 |
| 2011 | 47 | #3,406 |
| 2010 | 70 | #2,589 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2,484 |
| 2008 | 79 | #2,419 |
| 2007 | 71 | #2,597 |
| 2006 | 73 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 91 | #2,056 |
| 2004 | 79 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 71 | #2,343 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1,851 |
| 2001 | 118 | #1,572 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,851 |
| 1999 | 103 | #1,619 |
| 1998 | 95 | #1,673 |
| 1997 | 98 | #1,614 |
| 1996 | 78 | #1,862 |
| 1995 | 109 | #1,463 |
| 1994 | 107 | #1,473 |
| 1993 | 113 | #1,424 |
| 1992 | 121 | #1,367 |
| 1991 | 113 | #1,416 |
| 1990 | 116 | #1,360 |
| 1989 | 135 | #1,196 |
| 1988 | 106 | #1,344 |
| 1987 | 133 | #1,123 |
| 1986 | 116 | #1,203 |
| 1985 | 152 | #1,002 |
| 1984 | 153 | #950 |
| 1983 | 155 | #950 |
| 1982 | 164 | #919 |
| 1981 | 163 | #920 |
| 1980 | 154 | #959 |
| 1979 | 168 | #892 |
| 1978 | 142 | #976 |
| 1977 | 154 | #915 |
| 1976 | 175 | #798 |
| 1975 | 174 | #795 |
| 1974 | 188 | #751 |
| 1973 | 227 | #655 |
| 1972 | 174 | #784 |
| 1971 | 237 | #665 |
| 1970 | 304 | #582 |
| 1969 | 337 | #536 |
| 1968 | 408 | #475 |
| 1967 | 442 | #452 |
| 1966 | 557 | #385 |
| 1965 | 721 | #337 |
| 1964 | 853 | #320 |
| 1963 | 970 | #298 |
| 1962 | 1,019 | #285 |
| 1961 | 1,080 | #281 |
| 1960 | 1,197 | #258 |
| 1959 | 1,211 | #252 |
| 1958 | 1,139 | #259 |
| 1957 | 1,131 | #254 |
| 1956 | 1,069 | #257 |
| 1955 | 1,078 | #252 |
| 1954 | 889 | #284 |
| 1953 | 828 | #288 |
| 1952 | 826 | #280 |
| 1951 | 607 | #321 |
| 1950 | 555 | #325 |
| 1949 | 494 | #353 |
| 1948 | 476 | #355 |
| 1947 | 410 | #398 |
| 1946 | 354 | #407 |
| 1945 | 273 | #434 |
| 1944 | 246 | #457 |
| 1943 | 233 | #484 |
| 1942 | 249 | #467 |
| 1941 | 213 | #479 |
| 1940 | 217 | #454 |
| 1939 | 212 | #458 |
| 1938 | 238 | #434 |
| 1937 | 229 | #429 |
| 1936 | 260 | #394 |
| 1935 | 295 | #369 |
| 1934 | 262 | #403 |
| 1933 | 306 | #361 |
| 1932 | 398 | #321 |
| 1931 | 451 | #299 |
| 1930 | 576 | #260 |
| 1929 | 664 | #240 |
| 1928 | 776 | #226 |
| 1927 | 841 | #220 |
| 1926 | 781 | #227 |
| 1925 | 533 | #291 |
| 1924 | 289 | #405 |
| 1923 | 204 | #483 |
| 1922 | 145 | #596 |
| 1921 | 145 | #602 |
| 1920 | 123 | #650 |
| 1919 | 119 | #636 |
| 1918 | 129 | #622 |
| 1917 | 111 | #646 |
| 1916 | 117 | #626 |
| 1915 | 115 | #610 |
| 1914 | 100 | #562 |
| 1913 | 74 | #600 |
| 1912 | 52 | #697 |
| 1911 | 37 | #714 |
| 1910 | 45 | #630 |
| 1909 | 32 | #706 |
| 1908 | 30 | #709 |
| 1907 | 39 | #588 |
| 1906 | 30 | #661 |
| 1905 | 28 | #664 |
| 1904 | 37 | #545 |
| 1903 | 30 | #596 |
| 1902 | 22 | #734 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,227 |
| 1900 | 26 | #705 |
| 1899 | 22 | #664 |
| 1898 | 22 | #697 |
| 1897 | 26 | #594 |
| 1896 | 16 | #813 |
| 1895 | 33 | #513 |
| 1894 | 17 | #719 |
| 1893 | 20 | #644 |
| 1892 | 12 | #861 |
| 1891 | 23 | #541 |
| 1890 | 13 | #758 |
| 1889 | 11 | #802 |
| 1888 | 14 | #690 |
| 1887 | 9 | #788 |
| 1886 | 15 | #572 |
| 1885 | 13 | #608 |
| 1884 | 12 | #614 |
| 1883 | 5 | #920 |
| 1882 | 6 | #813 |
| 1881 | 6 | #740 |
| 1880 | 11 | #518 |
Nicknames for Therese
Names like Therese
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Therese
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Therese: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/therese, updated 20 October 2026.