Girls' name · since 1948
Teresea
460 babies named Teresea in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 460
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
460 girls have been named Teresea since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Teresea recorded 460 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1983.
- #12,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 460 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teresea ranks #12,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 460 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 460
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Teresea's 460 recorded births place it above 82.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Teresea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Teresea's full recorded timeline at 1964, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Teresea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1983
- Peak year (1961)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Teresea by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (219 births, 48% of the file).
1960s was Teresea's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Teresea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s
1950s
145 births
- 1960s
1960s
219 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 219 births (48% of all-time use).
Teresea by state
Where Teresea concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.3% |
6 of 460 births nationwide.
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What to do with Teresea's data
- Teresea's decade-level peak was the 1960s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Tereseas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teresea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
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, 1948–1983 (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 Teresea 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.