Girls' name · since 1956

Teressia

Teressia has 40 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#37,701 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1956
1960s
peak decade

Teressia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1956.

Social Security Administration records show Teressia recorded 40 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 1964.

  • #37,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 40 born since 1956
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teressia ranks #37,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.

#37,701 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1956
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Teressia's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Teressia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Teressia splits its recorded history at 1961: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Teressia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1964

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1958)
8
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
456789 195619581960196119621964 5

Teressia by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (25 births, 63% of the file).

1960s was Teressia's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Teressia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 25 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teressia? ▼
Since 1956, Social Security records show 40 babies named Teressia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #37,701 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1964. Its busiest year on record was 1958, with 8 births.
Where does Teressia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teressia ranks #37,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Teressia most popular? ▼
Teressia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Teressia been used? ▼
Records for Teressia go back to 1956, giving 9 years of history through 1964.
What names are similar to Teressia? ▼
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Teressia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1956–1964 (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 Teressia 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.