How Many People Are Named Therese?
An estimated 20,678 people in the United States have the first name Therese. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Therese peaked in popularity in 1959 with 1,211 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Therese 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 Therese paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
20,678
About 1 in 16,576 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1959
1,211 births
Total Registered
35,512
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Therese
Therese is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 35,512 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Therese as a male name
Ranked #4,272 in 1931
5 male births in 1931
Peak: 1931 (5 births)
Therese as a female name
Ranked #2,227 in 2024
85 female births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (1,211 births)
Therese: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Therese span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 9,333 babies were registered. Therese has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Therese by Decade
How has Therese 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.
Therese by State
Birth registrations for Therese span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Carolina, Nevada. On average, about 630 Thereses were registered per state.
Therese + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Therese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Therese: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Therese?
We estimate approximately 20,678 people named Therese 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 16,576 Americans share this first name.
Is Therese a common name?
Therese is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35,512 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Therese most popular?
Therese reached peak popularity in 1959, when 1,211 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Therese is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Therese a female name?
Therese is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Therese Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Therese Smith, Therese Johnson, Therese 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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