Given name
Theressa
“a harvester”
In English use, Theressa has a related form in Theresa. One Greek interpretation is “a harvester.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Theressa has a related form in Theresa. One Greek interpretation is “a harvester.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Theressa has a related form in Theresa. An origin associated with Theresa is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Theressa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,145
- 0 boys · 2,145 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 60 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,541 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Theressa’s family of names
In English usage, Theressa has a related form in Theresa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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