Given name

Thresa

Thresa is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Thresa isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Thresa through the years

Babies since 1880
2,334
0 boys · 2,334 girls
Most popular year
1964
76 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02040601900192019401960198020002025Highest share 18830.0
Thresa in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1883–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,347 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.

Thresa’s family of names

Thresa may belong to the same name family as THRESSA. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Thresa’s family in the name graph

ThresaTresaThrezaThressa

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Thresa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin

Risa

“one who laughs often”

23RareEasing

>99% girls

Greek · Saints

Theresa

“a harvester”

43UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Saints

Teresa

“a harvester”

51UncommonEasing

>99% girls

 

Gretta

“resembling a pearl”

24RareCooling

>99% girls

Greek · Mythological

Dea

“resembling a goddess”

23RareSteady

>99% girls

English

Zina

“A secret spirit” · “welcoming”

20RareEasing

>99% girls

English

Johnna

“God is gracious”

19Very rareCooling

>99% girls

English

Tuesday

“born on Tuesday” · “born on a Tuesday”

21RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Thresa’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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