Theresa

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Theresa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Theresa: Recorded every year since 1964, its highest recorded position is #61, and it stood at #631 in 2024.

4registrars recorded it
121times a registrar ranked it
61years from first to last
#61highest recorded position
22groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Theresa's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#686
1997	#604
1998	#787
1999	#928
2000	#764
2001	#962
2002	#861
2003	#1176
2004	#866
2005	#824
2006	#1243
2007	#1020
2008	#1344
2009	#1909
2010	#1040
2011	#1374
2012	#1483
2013	#1400
2014	#1966
2015	#1865
2016	#1635
2017	#1568
2018	#1586
2019	#2869
2020	#2042
2021	#1866
2022	#2058
2023	#1863
2024	#1603

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 56 of the 61 years from 1964 to 2024.

In 2024: #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1603 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1964–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #61 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #61 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Theresa appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 56 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 1,965 births with the name.

Theresa across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Theresa's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#61 (1964)	#61 (1964)	#631 (2024)	56 of 61	1,965 (1964–2024)	109 (1967)
Norway · Girls	#585 (1969)	#305 (2000)	#555 (2013)	34 of 45	238 (1969–2013)	14 (2000)
England and Wales · Girls	#686 (1996)	#604 (1997)	#1603 (2024)	29 of 29	643 (1996–2024)	42 (1997)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#271 (1997)	#271 (1997)	#434 (2018)	2 of 22	8 (1997–2018)	5 (1997)

Theresa by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Theresa in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	571	6 of 10	95
1970s	645	10 of 10	65
1980s	459	10 of 10	46
1990s	174	10 of 10	17
2000s	58	8 of 10	7
2010s	47	9 of 10	5
2020s	11	3 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 95 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Theresa appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #61 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Theresa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#1603	19	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#1863	15	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2058	13	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1866	15	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#2042	13	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2869	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#1586	19	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1568	20	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1635	19	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1865	15	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1966	14	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1400	23	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1483	21	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1374	22	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1040	32	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1909	13	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1344	21	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1020	29	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1243	21	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#824	34	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#866	31	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1176	19	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#861	27	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#962	22	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#764	30	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#928	23	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#787	29	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#604	42	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#686	34	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#434	3	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#271	5	High	Verified
2013	Norway	female	#555	5	High	Verified
2012	Norway	female	#554	5	High	Verified
2006	Norway	female	#581	5	High	Verified
2005	Norway	female	#569	5	High	Verified
2004	Norway	female	#501	6	High	Verified
2002	Norway	female	#532	6	High	Verified
2001	Norway	female	#404	9	High	Verified
2000	Norway	female	#305	14	High	Verified
1999	Norway	female	#418	9	High	Verified
1998	Norway	female	#449	8	High	Verified
1997	Norway	female	#407	9	High	Verified
1996	Norway	female	#463	8	High	Verified
1995	Norway	female	#399	10	High	Verified
1994	Norway	female	#550	6	High	Verified
1993	Norway	female	#436	9	High	Verified
1992	Norway	female	#528	7	High	Verified
1990	Norway	female	#688	4	High	Verified
1989	Norway	female	#549	7	High	Verified
1988	Norway	female	#596	6	High	Verified
1987	Norway	female	#584	6	High	Verified
1986	Norway	female	#626	5	High	Verified
1984	Norway	female	#582	6	High	Verified
1983	Norway	female	#559	6	High	Verified
1982	Norway	female	#608	5	High	Verified
1981	Norway	female	#328	13	High	Verified
1980	Norway	female	#433	9	High	Verified
1979	Norway	female	#432	9	High	Verified
1978	Norway	female	#587	5	High	Verified
1976	Norway	female	#630	4	High	Verified
1975	Norway	female	#487	7	High	Verified
1974	Norway	female	#407	9	High	Verified
1972	Norway	female	#576	5	High	Verified
1971	Norway	female	#463	7	High	Verified
1969	Norway	female	#585	4	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#631	5	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#856	3	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#883	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#871	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#568	6	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#515	7	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#660	5	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#752	4	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#747	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#465	9	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#758	4	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#750	4	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#549	6	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#347	10	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#476	6	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	4	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	13	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#315	9	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#378	6	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	10	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#275	13	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#259	13	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#211	18	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#190	21	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#286	11	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	23	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#147	34	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	28	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#164	29	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#168	28	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#152	35	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#142	41	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#125	51	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#152	41	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#150	45	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#133	58	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#132	59	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#111	72	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#134	56	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#171	39	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#161	43	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#124	63	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#115	65	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#108	81	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#108	79	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#106	75	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#111	77	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#112	67	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#99	75	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#74	98	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#65	109	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#66	106	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#77	83	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#61	100	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1964 and 2024, ranked in 61 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #61, first reached in 1964.

It held a top-100 place in 6 years, 6 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 109 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1969, and 33 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Angelica · #62, 57y
Bronagh · #60, 61y
Eamonn · #60, 61y
Catriona · #58, 60y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Angelica · #62, 57y
Bronagh · #60, 61y
Eamonn · #60, 61y
Enda · #60, 62y

Theresa was ranked #61 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Theresa and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Theresa without appearing here.

Theresa moved ahead of

Cheryl Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2869 and #2286 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #2042 and #5493.
Sinead Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1863 and #1705 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #1603 and #3695.
Levi Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2869 and #2286 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #2042 and #3899.
Tayla Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1863 and #1774 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #1603 and #3318.

Moved ahead of Theresa

Eileen Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1586 and #2090 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #2869 and #1316.
Elaine Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1586 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #2869 and #1782.
Maja Compare
In 2005 they stood at #824 and #951 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #1243 and #456.
Harper Compare
In 2008 they stood at #1344 and #1391 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #1909 and #1171.

Moved the opposite way to Theresa

Annie Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Theresa went from #61 to #631 while Annie went from #112 to #41.
Charlotte Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Theresa went from #61 to #631 while Charlotte went from #171 to #64.
Clodagh Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Theresa went from #61 to #631 while Clodagh went from #149 to #42.
Emily Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Theresa went from #61 to #631 while Emily went from #180 to #4.

Moved the same way as Theresa

Audrey Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Theresa went from #61 to #631 and Audrey from #85 to #898.
Eileen Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Theresa went from #61 to #631 and Eileen from #17 to #372.
Julia Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Theresa went from #61 to #631 and Julia from #42 to #75.
Margaret Compare
Between 1964 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Theresa went from #61 to #631 and Margaret from #3 to #181.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #61 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Theresa

Theresa at a glance

What stands out in Theresa's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Theresa across 4 official records

Theresa by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Theresa appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Theresa

Theresa and the names beside it

Theresa moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Theresa

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Moved the same way as Theresa

Theresa at a glance

What stands out in Theresa's record

Theresa across 4 official records

Theresa by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Theresa appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Theresa

Theresa and the names beside it

Theresa moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Theresa

Moved the opposite way to Theresa

Moved the same way as Theresa