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How popular is the name Theresa?
Births per year, rank history and how many Theresas are alive today.
Theresa (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Teresa in England and Wales, ranked 1454th in 2025 and given to 21 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1964, when around 440 babies were given the name, the 91st most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 5% of its peak. At least 12,000 babies have been named Theresa in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Teresa you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Teresas born in England and Wales are between 54 and 74, and there are at least 26,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 7.9% chance that at least one of them will be called Teresa.
How many babies are named Theresa each year?
Includes all spellings: Theresa, Teresa. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Theresa spelling rank?
Where does the Teresa spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Theresa most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Teresa, peaked in 1964, when around 810 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Theresa spelling itself peaked in 1964, with around 440 babies.
How many people are called Theresa?
At least 26,000 people named Theresa in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Theresa?
Most living Theresas are between 54 and 74; the most common age is about 63.
Is Theresa becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.