Is Terresa a boy or girl name?

Terresa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,571 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Terresa

Recorded 1944–2004 · United States

Terresa was most popular in 1962, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,107 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,571 people named Terresa.

Terresa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Terresa’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Terresa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Terresa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,571 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Terresa

Where Terresa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org