as a First Name
(Italian) and (Spanish) form of Theresa. In the English-speaking world the name is often chosen in this spelling by Roman Catholics, with particular reference to the Spanish saint, Teresa of Ávila (Teresa Cepeda de Ahumada, 1515–82).
| 90th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 573,187
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Tennessee
- has the most people named Teresa per capita
- 1962
- marked the height of its popularity
99.97%
0.03%
26%
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55+
65%
30-54
30-54
6%
13-29
13-29
3%
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