Recorded 1948–1983 Girls' name Peak 1961 460 births

Teresea — girls' name

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.

1940s191950s1451960s2191970s651980s12
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Teresea was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

27 babies were named Teresea in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teresea

The Social Security Administration has registered 460 babies named Teresea between 1948 and 1983, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teresea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teresea performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Teresea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Teresea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teresea 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 460 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.

Teresea at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

460

Since 1948

36 years of records

Peak year

1961

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1948

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1983

Teresea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1948

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1961)
27
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
051015202530 198319751971196719631959195519511948 11

Teresea by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
219 births that decade — 48% of Teresea's all-time total
1940s191950s1451960s2191970s651980s12

Teresea by state

Where Teresea concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Teresea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 1.3%
Tennessee share of Teresea's total US births 1.3%

6 of 460 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teresea?
460 babies have been named Teresea since 1948. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1961 with 27 births.
When was Teresea most popular?
Teresea was most popular in the 1960s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Teresea most popular?
The top states for the name Teresea are Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Teresea been used?
Teresea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 36 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Teresea?
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, 1948–1983 (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.