How Many People Are Named Teresa Freeman?

There are approximately 170 people named Teresa Freeman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,016,202 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Teresa with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Freeman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

170

1 in 2,016,202 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Teresa

Last Name

Freeman

Teresa: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Teresa. The peak year was 1961 with 18,949 births. The average person named Teresa today is 59 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Teresa

In the 2020 Census, the first name Teresa was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (65.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (22.56%) and Black (6.52%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Teresa in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Teresa rose or fell over time.

White

65.67%

Black

6.52%

Hispanic

22.56%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.23%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.62%

Two or More Races

2.41%

Ancestry of the Freeman Surname

The surname Freeman was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Freeman in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

62.62%

Black

27.84%

Hispanic

3.29%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.61%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.85%

Two or More Races

4.78%

How we calculated this

The first name "Teresa" has an estimated frequency of 0.0915% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Freeman" appears at a rate of 54.23 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Teresa are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 170 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Teresa

Teresa Smith Teresa Johnson Teresa Williams Teresa Brown Teresa Jones Teresa Garcia Teresa Gibson

Other people with the surname Freeman

Michael Freeman James Freeman John Freeman David Freeman Robert Freeman William Freeman Morgan Freeman

Teresa Freeman: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Teresa Freeman?

We estimate approximately 170 people named Teresa Freeman are alive in the United States today. The first name Teresa is shared by 313,745 Americans, and the surname Freeman is shared by 185,892.

How rare is the name Teresa Freeman?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,016,202 Americans. The first name Teresa is common and the surname Freeman is common.

Is Teresa a male or female name?

Teresa is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1961 and the average bearer today is 59 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Teresa?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Teresa was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (65.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (22.56%) and Black (6.52%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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