Girls' name · since 1914
Teretha
665 babies named Teretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 665
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teretha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 665 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Teretha recorded 665 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1982.
- #9,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 665 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teretha ranks #9,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 665 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 665
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teretha's 665 recorded births place it above 86.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Teretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teretha's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1982
- Peak year (1952)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Teretha by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (181 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Teretha's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Teretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 61
1920s
61 births
- 1930s
1930s
97 births
- 1940s
1940s
75 births
- 1950s
1950s
181 births
- 1960s
1960s
149 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 181 births (27% of all-time use).
How Teretha 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 Teretha's total volume
Teretha by state
Where Teretha concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 23 | 3.5% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
23 of 665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Teretha's decade-level peak was the 1950s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Terethas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Teretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1914–1982 (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 Teretha 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.