Girls' name · since 1908
Teresina
Teresina has 163 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
163 girls have been named Teresina since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Teresina recorded 163 times among girls since 1908, 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 1908 to 1991.
- #21,944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1908
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teresina ranks #21,944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1908, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Teresina's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Teresina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teresina's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teresina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1991
- Peak year (1916)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Teresina by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (36 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Teresina's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Teresina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 36 births (22% of all-time use).
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- Teresina's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 1990s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Teresina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1908–1991 (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 Teresina 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.