Name meaning & stats
Theresa
Theresa means “harvester (debated)” (Ancient Greek origin). 304,070 US babies since 1940, peak 1961.
What it means
“harvester (debated)”
Ancient GreekDebated
A form of Teresa.
In US birth records
Peak year: 1961
304,070 US babies were named Theresa between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Theresa (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Theresa is the main spelling
- Theresa 98%
- Theressa <1%
- Theresia <1%
- Thersa <1%
- Thereasa <1%
- Therisa <1%
- Theresea <1%
- Therasa <1%
- Thersea <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1961)