Theres

Girls' name

From French Thérèse; literal meaning unconfirmed

Theres has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1955. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1957, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Theres, 1970

1 in 721,000

Theres over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Theres: meaning, origin, and history

From French Thérèse; literal meaning unconfirmed

French

What Theres means

Theres is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Theres is used in German. Its origins include French.

Theres comes through French Thérèse.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 23 girls were recorded with the name Theres between 1955 and 1970. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1957; its best national rank was #5,324 in 1957.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Theres?

Theres had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1970, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1970: 1 in 721,000; 5 of 3,606,302 births
Among girls only: 1 in 350,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1970: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 499,941 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Theres sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1970 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 499,941 children born in 1970 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Theres. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Theress were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Theres was born before 1957 — so the typical Theres is around 68 today.

Median birth year: 1957; About 68 years old
Biggest decade: 1950s; 78.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 23; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1950s — 78.3% of all recorded uses (18).

Is Theres rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1957 (7)
Years since peak: 68; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 28.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,324; 1957

Spellings of Theres

Theres is not the most common spelling — Teresa is, with 46.8% against Theres's <0.01%.

Teresa46.8%416,044
Theresa45.5%404,613
Therese4.0%35,590
Sheree1.5%13,554
Terese0.73%6,503
Thresa0.26%2,334
Theressa0.24%2,145
Cheree0.23%2,048

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Theres around the world

Where Theres ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

South Australia
1972–1972
#722
in 1972

Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Theres by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,324; 1957
Peak year: 1957; 7 that year
First recorded: 1955
Last recorded: 1970
All-time count: 23
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Theres

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Themis Theori Thereza Theria Theoda Thedis Theryn Thembi Thedra Theada Theron Thella Thenia Theary Theory Therea Thereas Thearsa Theona Theya Aires Latres Thema Thelia

Sibling names for Theres

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Sherie Evonne Joanie Vickey Maribeth Vikki Lavern Mariann

For a brother

Lonny Hayward Danial Von Michel Burt Fritz Kirby

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