Boys' name · since 1917
Tereso
140 babies named Tereso in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
140 boys have been named Tereso since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tereso has 140 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2002.
- #15,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 140 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tereso ranks #15,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tereso's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tereso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tereso splits its recorded history at 1970: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tereso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2002
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Tereso by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (31 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Tereso's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Tereso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (22% of all-time use).
Tereso by state
Where Tereso concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 18.6% |
26 of 140 births nationwide.
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- Tereso's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Teresos (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Tereso: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1917–2002 (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 Tereso 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.