Recorded 1965–1970 Girls' name Peak 1965 17 births

Tereska — girls' name

17 babies named Tereska in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s5
1960s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Tereska was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tereska in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tereska

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Tereska between 1965 and 1970, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tereska currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tereska performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tereska shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tereska 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 17 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.

Tereska at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

17

Since 1965

6 years of records

Peak year

1965

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1965

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1970

Tereska popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1965

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1965)
12
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
468101214 19701965 12

Tereska by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 71% of Tereska's all-time total
1960s121970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tereska?
17 babies have been named Tereska since 1965. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1965 with 12 births.
When was Tereska most popular?
Tereska was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Tereska been used?
Tereska has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 6 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Tereska?
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, 1965–1970 (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.