Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Thressa 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 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thressa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,004
- 0 boys · 1,004 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 27 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 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 459 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.
Thressa’s family of names
Thressa may belong to the same name family as THRESA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Thressa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Eda
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
>99% girls
Elda
“a battlemaiden; a protector”
>99% girls
Era
Era is a feminine given name. It is used in Albanian.
4% boys · 96% girls
Freda
“a peaceful ruler” · “peaceful friend”
>99% girls
Thora
“thunder”
>99% girls
Erma
“one who is complete; universal”
>99% girls
Frieda
“a peaceful ruler”
>99% girls
Thelma
“one who is ambitious and willful”
>99% girls