How Many People Are Named Terresa?
An estimated 1,268 people in the United States have the first name Terresa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Terresa peaked in popularity in 1962 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terresa 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 Terresa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,268
About 1 in 270,311 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1962
73 births
Total Registered
1,571
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terresa
Terresa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,571 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Terresa as a female name
Ranked #18,591 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1962 (73 births)
Terresa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terresa span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 614 babies were registered. Terresa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terresa by Decade
How has Terresa 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.
Terresa by State
Birth registrations for Terresa span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Michigan, Kansas, Illinois. On average, about 19 Terresas were registered per state.
Terresa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terresa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terresa
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Terresa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terresa?
We estimate approximately 1,268 people named Terresa 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 270,311 Americans share this first name.
Is Terresa a common name?
Terresa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,571 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terresa most popular?
Terresa reached peak popularity in 1962, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terresa is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terresa a female name?
Terresa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terresa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terresa Smith, Terresa Johnson, Terresa 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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