Girls' name · since 1968
Teara
Teara has 1,260 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,260
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Teara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,260 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teara has been recorded 1,260 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2015.
- #6,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,260 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teara ranks #6,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,260 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,260
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Teara's 1,260 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Teara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Teara's full recorded timeline at 1991, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Teara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2015
- Peak year (1990)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Teara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (560 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Teara's strongest decade.
560 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Teara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
320 births
- 1990s
1990s
560 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 560 births (44% of all-time use).
How Teara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Teara's total volume
Teara by state
Where Teara concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 39 | 3.1% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 8 | 0.6% |
39 of 1,260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Teara appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Teara's data
- Teara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (560 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Tearas (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Teara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.