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Teressa

Pronounced T ER0 EH1 S AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1960
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Teressa?

Teressa is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 6,475 children — the 1,808th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 17 births across the past decade, against a peak of 266 in a single year. That peak was in 1960.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T ER0 EH1 S AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Teressa

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Teressa

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Teressa?
Teressa ranks 1,808th among girls' names in US records, with 6,475 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 17.
Is Teressa a unisex name?
No. Teressa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Teressa most popular?
1960, when 266 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.