Teresa Name Popularity

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How popular is Teresa?

The less frequently given name Teresa was the 798th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #18 for the first time in 1961 and as recently as 1963.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1961 with 18,906 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Teresa was 46 in 1881.

Teresa, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1882-1887, 1893-1896, 1907-1915, 1922-1926, and 1941-1960, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1930-1933, 1963-1978, 1979-1989, and 1990-1994.

Where is the name Teresa popularity headed?

Teresa's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Teresa's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Teresa for their newborn has dropped.

The name Teresa still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Teresa is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Teresa (Girl)		Teresa (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		341	798	< 5	--
2017		396	722	< 5	--
2016		436	668	< 5	--
2015		428	667	< 5	--
2014		389	719	< 5	--
2013		436	651	< 5	--
2012		470	609	< 5	--
2011		543	536	< 5	--
2010		410	696	< 5	--
2009		453	653	< 5	--
2008		534	578	< 5	--
2007		563	546	< 5	--
2006		565	534	< 5	--
2005		672	453	< 5	--
2004		747	409	< 5	--
2003		703	429	< 5	--
2002		787	376	< 5	--
2001		830	357	< 5	--
2000		899	344	< 5	--
1999		975	319	< 5	--
1998		981	309	< 5	--
1997		1,077	270	< 5	--
1996		1,069	270	< 5	--
1995		1,044	263	10	5,875
1994		1,098	255	< 5	--
1993		1,234	226	5	10,005
1992		1,372	208	5	9,673
1991		1,488	202	< 5	--
1990		1,611	180	7	7,098
1989		1,532	184	12	4,494
1988		1,635	172	7	6,351
1987		1,781	154	12	3,931
1986		2,009	140	8	5,278
1985		2,211	132	12	3,780
1984		2,386	117	18	2,695
1983		2,703	103	14	3,209
1982		2,883	102	21	2,416
1981		3,121	97	15	3,014
1980		3,149	94	13	3,411
1979		3,480	87	11	3,790
1978		3,472	88	13	3,204
1977		3,655	79	17	2,652
1976		4,055	66	24	2,046
1975		4,638	61	19	2,358
1974		5,396	53	20	2,191
1973		5,988	45	22	1,976
1972		7,177	39	29	1,642
1971		8,562	34	41	1,326
1970		9,606	34	37	1,395
1969		10,356	32	37	1,325
1968		10,914	30	38	1,247
1967		12,270	28	33	1,336
1966		13,021	29	45	1,114
1965		14,579	24	43	1,157
1964		16,417	21	38	1,283
1963		17,965	18	52	1,066
1962		18,516	18	46	1,148
1961		18,906	18	40	1,261
1960		18,834	19	39	1,269
1959		17,390	24	39	1,263
1958		15,604	26	35	1,318
1957		15,684	24	33	1,382
1956		14,463	24	34	1,333
1955		13,125	26	25	1,567
1954		10,840	34	22	1,663
1953		8,934	42	19	1,826
1952		7,291	52	7	3,343
1951		6,215	63	11	2,488
1950		4,725	81	6	3,642
1949		4,329	82	7	3,269
1948		4,217	82	9	2,765
1947		2,810	121	< 5	--
1946		1,834	148	10	2,522
1945		1,339	171	7	2,970
1944		1,204	181	< 5	--
1943		1,193	186	< 5	--
1942		1,002	203	< 5	--
1941		716	241	7	3,108
1940		686	244	5	3,889
1939		650	245	< 5	--
1938		695	236	5	3,985
1937		661	242	7	3,147
1936		675	239	< 5	--
1935		716	234	9	2,697
1934		707	238	< 5	--
1933		753	223	< 5	--
1932		854	211	11	2,449
1931		947	192	5	4,269
1930		993	194	9	2,991
1929		1,021	192	9	2,956
1928		1,213	171	7	3,665
1927		1,211	174	< 5	--
1926		1,160	180	7	3,669
1925		955	206	< 5	--
1924		786	233	5	4,886
1923		724	243	< 5	--
1922		701	244	6	4,260
1921		738	245	< 5	--
1920		720	243	< 5	--
1919		706	240	< 5	--
1918		674	247	< 5	--
1917		673	241	5	4,514
1916		662	242	< 5	--
1915		686	229	< 5	--
1914		524	235	< 5	--
1913		424	236	< 5	--
1912		344	242	< 5	--
1911		281	233	< 5	--
1910		220	258	< 5	--
1909		215	241	< 5	--
1908		233	225	< 5	--
1907		191	249	< 5	--
1906		198	222	< 5	--
1905		178	238	< 5	--
1904		179	230	< 5	--
1903		174	229	< 5	--
1902		153	253	< 5	--
1901		164	225	< 5	--
1900		204	220	< 5	--
1899		162	217	< 5	--
1898		217	199	< 5	--
1897		159	215	< 5	--
1896		209	192	< 5	--
1895		167	209	< 5	--
1894		157	213	< 5	--
1893		132	229	< 5	--
1892		143	215	< 5	--
1891		131	204	< 5	--
1890		110	233	< 5	--
1889		113	218	< 5	--
1888		111	219	< 5	--
1887		107	196	< 5	--
1886		84	218	< 5	--
1885		66	251	< 5	--
1884		78	213	< 5	--
1883		64	226	< 5	--
1882		50	245	< 5	--
1881		46	234	< 5	--
1880		50	218	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.