Recorded 1923–1964 Girls' name Peak 1960 28 births

Tereatha — girls' name

28 babies named Tereatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s61960s17
1960s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tereatha was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tereatha in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tereatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Tereatha between 1923 and 1964, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tereatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tereatha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tereatha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tereatha 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 28 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.

Tereatha at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

28

Since 1923

42 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1923

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1964

Tereatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1923

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19641961196019581923 5

Tereatha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 61% of Tereatha's all-time total
1920s51950s61960s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tereatha?
28 babies have been named Tereatha since 1923. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Tereatha most popular?
Tereatha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Tereatha been used?
Tereatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 42 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Tereatha?
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.

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, 1923–1964 (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.