Recorded 1917–2002 Boys' name Peak 1988 140 births

Tereso — boys' name

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.

1910s51920s101930s231940s111950s171970s181980s141990s312000s11
1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Tereso was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tereso in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tereso

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Tereso between 1917 and 2002, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tereso currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tereso performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tereso shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tereso in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tereso 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 140 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.

Tereso at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

140

Since 1917

86 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1917

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tereso popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1917

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Tereso by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 22% of Tereso's all-time total
1910s51920s101930s231940s111950s171970s181980s141990s312000s11

Tereso by state

Where Tereso concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tereso
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
26 18.6%
Texas share of Tereso's total US births 18.6%

26 of 140 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tereso?
140 babies have been named Tereso since 1917. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Tereso most popular?
Tereso was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Tereso most popular?
The top states for the name Tereso are Texas (26 births).
How long has the name Tereso been used?
Tereso has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 86 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tereso?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Terry, Terrence, Terrance, Terrell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–2002 (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.