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Theresia

Theresia means “harvester (debated)” (Ancient Greek origin). 1,185 US babies since 1940, peak 1959. Notable Theresias are 1.8× over-represented as politicians.

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What it means

“harvester (debated)”

Ancient GreekSpelling of Theresa

A form of Teresa.

Theresa around the world

  • Тереза · Russian
  • Тереса · Ukrainian
  • تريزا · Arabic
  • テレサ · Japanese
  • 泰莉莎 · Chinese
  • Thérèse · French
  • Theresia · Dutch
  • Theres · Swedish
  • Theresah · Ghanaian Pidgin English
  • Thereza

Famous Theresas

  • Theresa May · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
  • Theresa Russell · American actress

In US birth records

Peak year: 1959

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,185 US babies were named Theresia between 1940 and 2025.

Theresia around the world

  • Sweden: 32 babies since 1998, peak 2007, No. 1,280 in 2022
  • France: 570 babies since 1900, peak 1931, No. 3,142 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Theresias end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Politician1.8×Medium · 19 people
Professor1.5×Low · 9 people
Writer1.0×Low · 6 people
Painter1.5×Low · 5 people

Among notable women who are politicians, Theresias show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 261 Theresas spell it Theresia

  • 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 1959)