How Many People Are Named Terese?
An estimated 4,645 people in the United States have the first name Terese. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Terese peaked in popularity in 1957 with 268 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terese as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Terese paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,645
About 1 in 73,790 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1957
268 births
Total Registered
6,502
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terese
Terese is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,502 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Terese as a female name
Ranked #13,343 in 2020
7 female births in 2020
Peak: 1957 (268 births)
Terese: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terese span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,080 babies were registered. Terese has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terese by Decade
How has Terese tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Terese by State
Birth registrations for Terese span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, California. The lowest are in Maryland, Louisiana, Missouri. On average, about 171 Tereses were registered per state.
Terese + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terese
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Terese: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terese?
We estimate approximately 4,645 people named Terese are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 73,790 Americans share this first name.
Is Terese a common name?
Terese is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,502 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terese most popular?
Terese reached peak popularity in 1957, when 268 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terese is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terese a female name?
Terese is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terese Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terese Smith, Terese Johnson, Terese Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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