A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Therese
parochial · sedate · neat
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenA French form of Theresa, rooted in the Greek name Therasia or the verb therizein, meaning to harvest. The name gained widespread recognition through Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the United States, it functioned as the streamlined, Gallic alternative to the heavier Teresa.
Also answers toTerry, Tess, Reese
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 1,211 souls, A.D. 1959 2025
2025: 79 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
61 yrs
Most Thereses were born around 1959 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.
Peak Reign
1959
№252 that year
Generation
Boomer, 57%
then Gen X 18% · Millennial 9%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈36K ever born · now rising
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Therese grew up with
SSA Databanana-seat bikes·The Twist·Beatlemania
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Therese peaked in 1959.
Estimated average age: 61.
What people think
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Therese sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Therese. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone who attended Catholic school during the late 1950s and still has strong opinions on penmanship. It carries the reserve of the French spelling without demanding an accent mark on official paperwork. Today, the average bearer is around sixty-one years old and likely manages volunteer schedules with quiet efficiency. It is a name that rarely raises its voice.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Peak popularity arrived in 1959, when about one thousand baby girls received the name in a single year.
Field Note 02
More than fifty-seven percent of living bearers belong to the Baby Boomer generation.
Field Note 03
The spelling has always trailed behind the Latinate Theresa, serving as the quieter, less common alternative on the ledger.
Notable Thereses
AI-WrittenTherese Murraypolitician and Massachusetts Senate president, b. 1947
Therese Anne Fowlernovelist, b. 1967
Therese AlshammarOlympic medal-winning swimmer, b. 1977
Ephemera — If Therese were a…
AI-WrittenCity
St. Paul, Minnesota
Color
Pressed Linen
Job
Archival cataloger
Item
Box of uncirculated thank-you cards
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