Girls' name · since 1977
Tearra
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 758 babies named Tearra, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 758
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tearra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 758 have been recorded since 1977.
Tearra has 758 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2018.
- #9,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 758 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tearra ranks #9,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 758 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 758
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tearra's 758 recorded births place it above 87.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tearra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tearra's full recorded timeline at 1997, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tearra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2018
- Peak year (1989)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tearra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (350 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Tearra's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tearra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
350 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 350 births (46% of all-time use).
How Tearra 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 Tearra's total volume
Tearra by state
Where Tearra concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Tearra's data
- Tearra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (350 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tearras (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Tearra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1977–2018 (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 Tearra 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.