Theresa is a distinctive choice, ranked #1603 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Theresa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1603
About the Name Theresa
Theresa is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 439 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #604 in 1997 β and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Theresa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Theresa
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Theresa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Theresa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Theresa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 439 places over the last five years to #1603 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Theresa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Theresa include: Theresa May β Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead, is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party...; Theresa Plaisance β Theresa Monique Plaisance is an American professional basketball player and comedian who last played for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball...; Theresa Knorr β Theresa Jimmie Francine Knorr is an American woman convicted of torturing and murdering two of her six children while using the others to facilitate and cover....
Theresa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Theresas in the wild.
19
UK babies named Theresa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 439 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Theresa
Likely around 1 other Theresa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Theresa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead, is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She previously served as Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016.
Maria Theresa was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position in her own right. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Slavonia, Mantua, Milan, Moravia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Dalmatia, Austrian Netherlands, Carinthia, Carniola, Gorizia and Gradisca, Austrian Silesia, Tyrol, Styria and Parma.
Theresa Monique Plaisance is an American professional basketball player and comedian who last played for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Theresa Susey Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry was a British socialite and political hostess. She was a leading Unionist campaigner against Irish Home Rule, serving as president of the Ulster Women's Unionist Council from 1913 to 1919.
Theresa Jimmie Francine Knorr is an American woman convicted of torturing and murdering two of her six children while using the others to facilitate and cover up her crimes. She was acquitted of murdering her first husband and was also considered a suspect in the unsolved murder of her sister Rosemary Norris.
Theresa Castro, was the wife of Bernard Castro, the inventor of the Castro Convertible sofa. Theresa was born Theresa Barabas on a dairy farm outside McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on February 15, 1917.