Threasa
Feminine variant of the Greek name Theresa meaning "harvester".
Name Census estimates that about 419 living Americans carry the first name Threasa. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Threasa today is around 63 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Threasa births was 1956 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Threasa. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
419
~ 1 in 818,029 Americans
Peak year
1956
29 babies that year
Average age
63
years old
1987 SSA rank
#11,195
Tracked since 1900
Census
Threasa in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 427 people with the first name Threasa, which placed it at #23,071 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,071
National first-name rank
People counted
427
427 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Threasa
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Threasa is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Black (11.7%) and Hispanic (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Threasa described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Threasa at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.0% · 333
- Black or African American11.7% · 50
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 15
- Two or more races3.3% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 4
Popularity
Threasa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Threasa from the 1900s through to the 1980s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 198 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Threasa by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Threasa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Threasas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Threasa
The name Threasa originates from the ancient Greek language and is derived from the word "therizo" which means "to harvest or reap". It dates back to the 5th century BC and was initially used as a feminine name among the ancient Greeks.
In ancient Greek mythology, Threasa was a minor goddess associated with the harvest and fertility of crops. She was often depicted carrying a sheaf of wheat or holding a sickle, symbolizing her connection to agriculture and the bountiful harvest.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Threasa can be found in the writings of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who mentioned a woman by that name in his work "The Histories" written around 440 BC.
Throughout history, several notable figures bore the name Threasa. One of the most famous was Threasa of Thessaly, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 4th century BC. She was renowned for her contributions to the fields of geometry and number theory.
In the 2nd century AD, Threasa of Alexandria was a renowned pagan priestess and philosopher in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. She was known for her teachings on the harmony between Greek philosophy and the Egyptian mystery cults.
During the Byzantine era, Saint Threasa of Constantinople (c. 810 - 867) was a Greek Orthodox abbess and saint who established several monasteries and was revered for her piety and charitable works.
In the 16th century, Threasa of Ávila (1515 - 1582) was a Spanish mystic, writer, and reformer of the Carmelite Order. She is renowned for her spiritual writings and is honored as a Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church.
Another notable figure was Threasa of Lisieux (1873 - 1897), a French Catholic nun who was canonized as a saint in 1925. She is widely venerated as the patron saint of missionaries and is known for her "little way" of spiritual childhood.
People
Threasa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Threasa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Threasa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Threasa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 419 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Threasa going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 818,029 US residents.
Is Threasa a common name?
We classify Threasa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 659 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Threasa most popular?
The single biggest year for Threasa was 1956, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Threasa is about 63 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Threasa in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 427 people with the name Threasa, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,071 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Threasa in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Threasa?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Threasa appears almost entirely female. Of the 429 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Threasa?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Threasa is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Black (11.7%) and Hispanic (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Threasa most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Threasa in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.0% (333 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Threasa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Threasa a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Threasa in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Threasa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Threasa in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Threasa can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Threasa?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.