Recorded 1977–2018 Girls' name Peak 1989 758 births

Tearra — girls' name

758 babies named Tearra in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s2021990s3502000s1602010s36
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tearra was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

43 babies were named Tearra in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tearra

The Social Security Administration has registered 758 babies named Tearra between 1977 and 2018, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tearra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tearra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 350 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tearra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Tearra in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tearra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 758 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tearra at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

758

Since 1977

42 years of records

Peak year

1989

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1977

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2018

Tearra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1977

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1989)
43
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Tearra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
350 births that decade — 46% of Tearra's all-time total
1970s101980s2021990s3502000s1602010s36

Tearra by state

Where Tearra concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tearra
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%
Texas share of Tearra's total US births 1.5%
Even split

11 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tearra?
758 babies have been named Tearra since 1977. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1989 with 43 births.
When was Tearra most popular?
Tearra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 350 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Tearra most popular?
The top states for the name Tearra are Texas (11 births), Ohio (7 births), Alabama (6 births).
How long has the name Tearra been used?
Tearra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 42 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Tearra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teagan, Tea, Teanna, Teal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.