Recorded 1953–1996 Girls' name Peak 1985 150 births

Teresha — girls' name

150 babies named Teresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s261970s431980s571990s12
1980s
Peak decade

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

1985
Single peak year

11 babies were named Teresha in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Teresha between 1953 and 1996, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teresha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Teresha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teresha 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 150 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.

Teresha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

150

Since 1953

44 years of records

Peak year

1985

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1953

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1996

Teresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1953

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1985)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 199619881984198019741970196619541953 5

Teresha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
57 births that decade — 38% of Teresha's all-time total
1950s121960s261970s431980s571990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teresha?
150 babies have been named Teresha since 1953. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1985 with 11 births.
When was Teresha most popular?
Teresha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Teresha been used?
Teresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 44 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Teresha?
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, 1953–1996 (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.