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Baby name

Therese

Girl

Origin of the name

ThérÚse is the French form of Teresa, whose origin is obscure. Saint Teresa of Ávila and Saint ThérÚse of Lisieux made it famous.

Classic name

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1959 was its best year: 1,211 births, or 1 baby in 3,433. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 2298.
35,590births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 252rank at its peak, in 1959

Where babies named Therese are born

1959

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The darker the blue, the more common Therese is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Therese is most common in Rhode Island (6.6 times), Maine (5.2) and New Hampshire (5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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