Recorded 1946–2000 Girls' name Peak 1964 1,415 births

Tereasa — girls' name

1,415 babies named Tereasa in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s511950s3761960s5391970s2901980s1281990s252000s6
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Tereasa was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

80 babies were named Tereasa in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tereasa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,415 babies named Tereasa between 1946 and 2000, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tereasa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tereasa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 539 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tereasa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Tereasa in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tereasa 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 1,415 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.

Tereasa at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

1,415

Since 1946

55 years of records

Peak year

1964

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1946

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2000

Tereasa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1946

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1964)
80
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080100 200019871981197519691963195719511946 11

Tereasa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
539 births that decade — 38% of Tereasa's all-time total
1940s511950s3761960s5391970s2901980s1281990s252000s6

Tereasa by state

Where Tereasa concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tereasa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
39 2.8%
#2 California
25 1.8%
#3 Indiana
19 1.3%
#4 Missouri
18 1.3%
#5 Texas
18 1.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
11 0.8%
#7 Florida
10 0.7%
#8 Virginia
6 0.4%
Ohio share of Tereasa's total US births 2.8%
Even split

39 of 1,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Tereasa appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tereasa?
1,415 babies have been named Tereasa since 1946. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1964 with 80 births.
When was Tereasa most popular?
Tereasa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 539 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Tereasa most popular?
The top states for the name Tereasa are Ohio (39 births), California (25 births), Indiana (19 births).
How long has the name Tereasa been used?
Tereasa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 55 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Tereasa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teresa, Terri, Terry, Teri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1946–2000 (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.