Girl name French origin Christian Catholic tradition

Therese

teh-REZ · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
harvester
Language
French
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · French
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2227
2024 births85
Peak year1959
First appeared1880
Total US births35,507
1959 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
TessThessy
Alternate spellings
Thérèse
In other languages
Teresa (Spanish)Tereza (Czech)Teresa (Italian)

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