Recorded 1962–2008 Girls' name Peak 1991 204 births

Tearsa — girls' name

204 babies named Tearsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s511980s381990s602000s48
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Tearsa was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tearsa in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tearsa

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Tearsa between 1962 and 2008, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tearsa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tearsa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tearsa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tearsa 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 204 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.

Tearsa at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

204

Since 1962

47 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1962

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2008

Tearsa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1962

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 200820021998199419901983197719721962 7

Tearsa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
60 births that decade — 29% of Tearsa's all-time total
1960s71970s511980s381990s602000s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tearsa?
204 babies have been named Tearsa since 1962. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Tearsa most popular?
Tearsa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Tearsa been used?
Tearsa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 47 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Tearsa?
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, 1962–2008 (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.