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Therese

Pronounced TH EH1 R IY0 S (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1959
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Therese?

Therese is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 35,512 children — the 664th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1959, when 1,211 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
1959Girls: 1,211Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
TH EH1 R IY0 S
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Therese

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

Sibling names for Therese

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Therese?
Therese ranks 664th among girls' names in US records, with 35,512 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 649.
Is Therese a unisex name?
No. Therese is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Therese most popular?
1959, when 1,211 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.