Recorded 1953–2000 Girls' name Peak 1969 565 births

Terena — girls' name

565 babies named Terena in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s641960s2061970s1611980s931990s362000s5
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Terena was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

36 babies were named Terena in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terena

The Social Security Administration has registered 565 babies named Terena between 1953 and 2000, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Terena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Terena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terena 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 565 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.

Terena at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

565

Since 1953

48 years of records

Peak year

1969

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1953

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2000

Terena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1953

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1969)
36
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 20001989198319771971196519591953 5

Terena by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
206 births that decade — 36% of Terena's all-time total
1950s641960s2061970s1611980s931990s362000s5

Terena by state

Where Terena concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Terena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
7 1.2%
#2 Tennessee
5 0.9%
Ohio share of Terena's total US births 1.2%
Even split

7 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terena?
565 babies have been named Terena since 1953. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1969 with 36 births.
When was Terena most popular?
Terena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Terena most popular?
The top states for the name Terena are Ohio (7 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Terena been used?
Terena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 48 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Terena?
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, 1953–2000 (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.