Recorded 1991–2009 Girls' name Peak 1996 30 births

Tearza — girls' name

30 babies named Tearza in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s10
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Tearza was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tearza in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tearza

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Tearza between 1991 and 2009, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tearza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tearza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tearza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tearza 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 30 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.

Tearza at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

30

Since 1991

19 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1991

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tearza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1991

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Tearza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 67% of Tearza's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tearza?
30 babies have been named Tearza since 1991. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Tearza most popular?
Tearza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Tearza been used?
Tearza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 19 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tearza?
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, 1991–2009 (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.