Tera vs Teresa

Side-by-side comparison of Tera and Teresa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tera

Girl name · Rank #11093

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Name B

Teresa

Girl name · Rank #867

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Metric Tera Teresa
Current Rank #11093 #867
Total Births (all years) 9,918 415,746
Peak Year 1984 1961
Peak Year Births 416 18,909
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tera Teresa
1880ss 5 769
1890ss 34 1,587
1900ss 54 1,889
1910ss 74 5,194
1920ss 97 9,228
1930ss 41 7,648
1940ss 91 19,330
1950ss 130 114,284
1960ss 505 151,790
1970ss 3,574 56,038
1980ss 3,279 23,410
1990ss 1,246 11,952
2000ss 550 6,755
2010ss 180 4,214
2020ss 58 1,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tera Teresa
2014 22 391
2015 15 429
2016 13 437
2017 9 397
2018 9 347
2019 10 349
2020 10 366
2021 18 341
2022 12 320
2023 10 321
2024 8 310

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1885–2024.

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