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A given name in Spanish, Swedish and 3 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Terese is a feminine given name documented in Spanish, Swedish, Danish and 2 other languages.
Separate records with matching spellings: Teresé (Finnish), Teresė (Lithuanian), Terése (Finnish)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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8 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2020: 8 girls (rank 11090).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Terese
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | 5 | 1,279 | observed |
| 1890 | 5 | 1,338 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | 5 | 1,592 | observed |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | 5 | 1,596 | observed |
| 1900 | 7 | 1,561 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | 6 | 1,594 | observed |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | 7 | 1,486 | observed |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,931 | observed |
| 1906 | 5 | 1,951 | observed |
| 1907 | 9 | 1,384 | observed |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 6 | 2,140 | observed |
| 1911 | 5 | 2,463 | observed |
| 1912 | 8 | 2,144 | observed |
| 1913 | 15 | 1,528 | observed |
| 1914 | 21 | 1,385 | observed |
| 1915 | 16 | 1,964 | observed |
| 1916 | 11 | 2,658 | observed |
| 1917 | 11 | 2,693 | observed |
| 1918 | 9 | 3,244 | observed |
| 1919 | 13 | 2,515 | observed |
| 1920 | 11 | 2,899 | observed |
| 1921 | 17 | 2,195 | observed |
| 1922 | 16 | 2,291 | observed |
| 1923 | 12 | 2,732 | observed |
| 1924 | 17 | 2,212 | observed |
| 1925 | 33 | 1,409 | observed |
| 1926 | 41 | 1,198 | observed |
| 1927 | 38 | 1,278 | observed |
| 1928 | 41 | 1,191 | observed |
| 1929 | 22 | 1,704 | observed |
| 1930 | 32 | 1,347 | observed |
| 1931 | 24 | 1,549 | observed |
| 1932 | 26 | 1,488 | observed |
| 1933 | 21 | 1,658 | observed |
| 1934 | 22 | 1,603 | observed |
| 1935 | 19 | 1,779 | observed |
| 1936 | 19 | 1,741 | observed |
| 1937 | 25 | 1,493 | observed |
| 1938 | 18 | 1,873 | observed |
| 1939 | 20 | 1,731 | observed |
| 1940 | 13 | 2,297 | observed |
| 1941 | 23 | 1,649 | observed |
| 1942 | 19 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1943 | 29 | 1,556 | observed |
| 1944 | 30 | 1,486 | observed |
| 1945 | 22 | 1,795 | observed |
| 1946 | 42 | 1,337 | observed |
| 1947 | 53 | 1,238 | observed |
| 1948 | 61 | 1,144 | observed |
| 1949 | 72 | 1,056 | observed |
| 1950 | 98 | 895 | observed |
| 1951 | 146 | 722 | observed |
| 1952 | 158 | 708 | observed |
| 1953 | 178 | 674 | observed |
| 1954 | 233 | 592 | observed |
| 1955 | 256 | 570 | observed |
| 1956 | 257 | 589 | observed |
| 1957 | 268 | 589 | observed |
| 1958 | 228 | 657 | observed |
| 1959 | 258 | 621 | observed |
| 1960 | 242 | 651 | observed |
| 1961 | 267 | 627 | observed |
| 1962 | 236 | 661 | observed |
| 1963 | 221 | 675 | observed |
| 1964 | 201 | 733 | observed |
| 1965 | 179 | 749 | observed |
| 1966 | 141 | 841 | observed |
| 1967 | 114 | 951 | observed |
| 1968 | 106 | 1,008 | observed |
| 1969 | 115 | 1,007 | observed |
| 1970 | 115 | 1,060 | observed |
| 1971 | 89 | 1,244 | observed |
| 1972 | 75 | 1,337 | observed |
| 1973 | 69 | 1,418 | observed |
| 1974 | 59 | 1,598 | observed |
| 1975 | 67 | 1,516 | observed |
| 1976 | 67 | 1,523 | observed |
| 1977 | 47 | 2,026 | observed |
| 1978 | 46 | 2,050 | observed |
| 1979 | 62 | 1,753 | observed |
| 1980 | 73 | 1,583 | observed |
| 1981 | 68 | 1,674 | observed |
| 1982 | 56 | 1,900 | observed |
| 1983 | 55 | 1,887 | observed |
| 1984 | 66 | 1,657 | observed |
| 1985 | 39 | 2,484 | observed |
| 1986 | 44 | 2,300 | observed |
| 1987 | 37 | 2,657 | observed |
| 1988 | 35 | 2,931 | observed |
| 1989 | 23 | 4,121 | observed |
| 1990 | 37 | 3,022 | observed |
| 1991 | 37 | 3,036 | observed |
| 1992 | 37 | 3,091 | observed |
| 1993 | 28 | 3,776 | observed |
| 1994 | 21 | 4,687 | observed |
| 1995 | 24 | 4,217 | observed |
| 1996 | 20 | 4,883 | observed |
| 1997 | 20 | 5,010 | observed |
| 1998 | 29 | 3,914 | observed |
| 1999 | 10 | 8,805 | observed |
| 2000 | 18 | 5,937 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 8,196 | observed |
| 2002 | 16 | 6,698 | observed |
| 2003 | 9 | 10,425 | observed |
| 2004 | 10 | 9,892 | observed |
| 2005 | 11 | 9,452 | observed |
| 2006 | 7 | 13,606 | observed |
| 2007 | 11 | 10,129 | observed |
| 2008 | 8 | 12,579 | observed |
| 2009 | 6 | 15,242 | observed |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 6 | 14,824 | observed |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | 7 | 12,876 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 5 | 15,682 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,090 | observed |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Terese” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American business executive and attorney
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Swedish actress
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
