Girls' name · since 1978
Terasha
13 babies named Terasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #51,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terasha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terasha has been recorded 13 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1985.
- #51,307 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terasha ranks #51,307 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #51,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terasha's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Terasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terasha's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1985
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Terasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Terasha's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Terasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
Terasha by state
Where Terasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 7 | 53.8% |
7 of 13 births nationwide.
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- Alabama records the most Terashas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1978–1985 (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 Terasha 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.