Girls' name · since 1915
Teresia
1,133 babies named Teresia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,133
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teresia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,133 recorded since 1915.
Teresia has 1,133 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1994.
- #6,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,133 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teresia ranks #6,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,133 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,133
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teresia's 1,133 recorded births place it above 90.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Teresia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teresia's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teresia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1994
- Peak year (1956)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Teresia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (443 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Teresia's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Teresia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 121
1940s
121 births
- 1950s
1950s
443 births
- 1960s
1960s
356 births
- 1970s 138
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 443 births (39% of all-time use).
How Teresia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Teresia's total volume
Teresia by state
Where Teresia concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 49 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 42 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 39 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 34 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
49 of 1,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Teresia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Teresia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (443 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Teresias (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teresia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1915–1994 (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 Teresia 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.