The first name Teressa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Teressa last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Teressa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Teressa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Teressa, the 17,036th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 266 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Teressa
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Teressa LianeAustralian actor, born 1988
- Tress MacNeilleAmerican voice actress, born 1951
Questions
- How popular is the name Teressa?
- In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Teressa, ranking 5,687th.
- Is Teressa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,480 US babies named Teressa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Teressa most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 266 babies were named Teressa, its highest rank at 617th.