THERESA is ranked as the 150th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 425,214.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 133.36 people named THERESA for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named THERESA is 303,876.
The SSA data also shows that THERESA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
THERESA is
77.5% White,
7.7% Hispanic origin,
10.6% Black,
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name THERESA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name THERESA is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name THERESA
The state with the most people named
THERESA is
New York where
54,277 people have this name.
New York is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named THERESA, as
274.87 in every 100,000
New Yorkers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
New York is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Utah
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name THERESA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
10,943
84.96
99.6%
Indiana
5,270
79.88
99.2%
Iowa
4,570
147.08
99.4%
Kansas
1,674
57.63
97.8%
Michigan
19,322
194.98
99.9%
Minnesota
9,736
178.42
99.7%
Missouri
1,881
62.83
98.4%
Nebraska
1,432
76.12
97.6%
North Dakota
531
71.77
94.3%
Ohio
10,183
87.83
99.4%
South Dakota
469
54.93
93.9%
Wisconsin
10,911
189.51
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name THERESA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
494
67.02
94.0%
Arizona
5,322
79.06
99.0%
California
48,778
125.71
99.9%
Colorado
4,221
78.81
99.0%
Hawaii
1,499
105.6
99.0%
Idaho
796
48.73
96.5%
Montana
675
65.91
95.7%
Nevada
2,018
71.07
98.4%
New Mexico
2,522
120.9
98.6%
Oregon
2,477
62.38
98.5%
Utah
646
21.95
96.1%
Washington
10,108
143.15
99.7%
Wyoming
308
52.68
92.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name THERESA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
6,614
183.89
99.6%
Maine
2,506
188.39
98.6%
Massachusetts
11,385
168.78
99.6%
New Hampshire
2,607
196.48
98.8%
New Jersey
17,012
190.33
99.8%
New York
54,277
274.87
99.9%
Pennsylvania
18,235
142.61
99.7%
Rhode Island
1,212
114.88
98.1%
Vermont
925
147.65
98.2%
South States
State stats for the first name THERESA
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have THERESA as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named THERESA.
The most popular full name is THERESA Smith.
0.75% of all the people named THERESA
have this family name.
There are 36068 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name THERESA