Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Therese

Gender

Female

Origin

French
Reaper

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Therese

Pronunciation

th(e)-re-se

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1931 (rank #3759, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #252, 1,209 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2298, 79 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–79
2024–85
2023–71
2022–68
2021–53
2020–54
2019–45
2018–68
2017–63
2016–79

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #2083, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20234
20224
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #429, 12 births); most recent 1964 (rank #1227, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1930 (rank #16, 5,398 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1452, 22 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–22
2022–17
2021–24
2020–16
2019–22
2018–11
2017–23
2016–14
2015–21
2014–23

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #117, 72 births); most recent 2015 (rank #895, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #472, 4 births); most recent 1989 (rank #576, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #206, 7 births); most recent 2019 (rank #424, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #240, 11 births); most recent 1969 (rank #380, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence