Girls' name · since 1891
Teresita
Teresita has 3,376 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,376
- born since 1891
- 1960s
- peak decade
Teresita currently ranks #9481 among girls' names in America, with 3,376 babies recorded since 1891.
Teresita has 3,376 recorded births among girls since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9481 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #3,336 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,481 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,376 born since 1891
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teresita ranks #3,336 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,481 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,376 born since 1891, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,376
- born since 1891
- 1960s
- peak decade
Teresita's 3,376 recorded births place it above 95.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Teresita compares
3,376 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Teresita's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Teresita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,376 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Teresita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Teresita splits its recorded history at 1969: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Teresita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Teresita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (650 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Teresita's strongest decade.
650 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Teresita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s 112
1920s
112 births
- 1930s 164
1930s
164 births
- 1940s 223
1940s
223 births
- 1950s
1950s
387 births
- 1960s
1960s
650 births
- 1970s
1970s
531 births
- 1980s
1980s
371 births
- 1990s
1990s
384 births
- 2000s
2000s
301 births
- 2010s 117
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 83
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 650 births (19% of all-time use).
How Teresita 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 Teresita's total volume
Teresita by state
Where Teresita concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 750 | 22.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 599 | 17.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 172 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 157 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 120 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 44 | 1.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 25 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.4% |
750 of 3,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Teresita appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Teresita? ▼
Where does Teresita sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Teresita most popular? ▼
Where is Teresita most popular? ▼
How long has the name Teresita been used? ▼
What names are similar to Teresita? ▼
What to do with Teresita's data
- Teresita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (650 total births); usage has since declined to 83 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teresitas (750 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Teresita
Nearby Names Like Teresita
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Teresita
Compare Teresita side by side: Teresita vs Teresa Teresita vs Terri Teresita vs Terry
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Teresita
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teresita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Teresita 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.